Self-esteem, the kind that comes from finding the sweet spot between a healthy fondness for yourself and healthy self-skepticism, tends to get harder to come by the older we get. Meghan Daum esteemfindfondness Change image and share on social
I am weary of happiness, both as a word and as a concept. Meghan Daum concepthappinessweary Change image and share on social
I always lamented that I wasn't a writer during the late '60s and the early '70s, with the New Journalism and Tom Wolfe and Hunter Thompson and all those people. Meghan Daum 60s70searly Change image and share on social
Writers are the ones who figure out how to put their observations into words. Meghan Daum figureobservationput Change image and share on social
We use our gadgets for distraction and entertainment. We use them to avoid work while giving the impression that we're actually working hard. Meghan Daum avoiddistractionentertainment Change image and share on social
If something good happens to you, and no one knows it, did it really happen? Moreover, if you don't publicize your accomplishments and good fortune, are you essentially saying you don't care about them? Meghan Daum accomplishmentcareessentially share on social
What I think is important about essayists - about the essay, as opposed to a lot of personal writing that kind of finds its way into public view - is that the material really has to be presented in a processed way. Meghan Daum essayessayistfind share on social
Almost nothing is more tedious than complaining about the weather. Meghan Daum complaintediousweather Change image and share on social
The first person is a tradition I relate to and that I use; historically, it's been the voice I work in. But the hair on the back of my neck stands up when I'm referred to as a 'confessional' writer. Meghan Daum backconfessionalhair Change image and share on social
I think whatever generation you're in has a nostalgia for the generations past and the generations you weren't in. Meghan Daum generationnostalgiapast Change image and share on social
