Well Rounded (Issue 4)
Article recommendations on career paths, the internet, family relationships, and fashion.
Career: The Worst Advice Parents Can Give First-Year Students from The Atlantic
In a world where we are prioritizing returns on investments, degrees like Computer Science are quickly becoming attractive to students for their lucrative offers upon graduation. But this presents a dilemma: Who are we?
“The college years are the best time to take intellectual and experiential risks. It is okay—even good—if some of the choices students make don’t work out. As one of the great psychiatrists at the National Institute of Mental Health once told me: “Growing up is about taking risks, having near misses, making mistakes, and learning from them. Children cannot mature unless they confront and work through serious challenges.”
Although directed at college students, I think this article explores a concept that is relevant to everyone of all ages. It’s never to late to set out on another trajectory and experiment.
The Internet: the end of our extremely online era from Tommy Dixon on Substack
Recently, I’ve been enjoying Tommy Dixon’s personal journal-like entries on Substack. One piece that struck me the most was one on our excessive consumption of information on the internet.
“The bomb has hit and the effects are everywhere. Depression rates are up. People are lonelier than ever. Pubs and libraries and playgrounds, once flourishing social spheres, are abandoned, shuttered.
No one, I would argue, is having a good time. People are fed up. Burnt out and worn thin. People, really, are tired of being so goddamn terminally online.”
Family Relationships: Why So Many People Are Going “No Contact” With Their Parents from The New Yorker
“Some critics think the movement has gone too far. Do we owe our parents more than we owe romantic partners? […] many estrangements happen for other reasons, including emotional abuse or toxic behavior—more difficult terms to define—or differences in world view. It can sometimes be unpleasant, even horrible, to hang out with your parents. […] What is lost when we render our families optional? Isn’t part of the point of your relationship with your mom that, even if she aggravates you, you still pick up the phone?”
Fashion: Welcome to Bodeworld: How big can a downtown clothing brand inspired by tablecloths and old quilts get and still be cool? from New York Magazine
I’ve always loved BODE. A menswear brand founded by Emily Bode in NYC, the label features one-of-a-kind vintage-made pieces and a beautifully decorated store interior that just exudes the feeling of uniqueness, nostalgia, and originality.
“What exactly does Bode mean on a man? Is it a rejection of logomania and streetwear? “With Bode, it doesn’t say BALENCIAGA across the front. It has a lobster on it. I want to express myself by wearing this silly lobster sweater,” Christian Maradiaga, a tech-bro Bode boy, told me.”
Thank you for reading the fourth issue of the Well Rounded series. Feel free to subscribe to support future editions and get them delivered into your inbox! Have a great day, and I’ll see you next week!
-CS
this was excellent