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3-2-1: On avoiding frustration, easier paths to a good life, and the power of not reading
I.
“Chase your desired lifestyle, not your desired title. People are blinded by status and labels. Once you release the need for a specific title, there is almost always an easier path to living your preferred lifestyle.”
II.
“Take great care to avoid mistakes when the decision is hard to reverse.
But! If you make a mistake that is hard to reverse, there is no sense beating yourself up about it. Your responsibility is to make the best next choice given your current position. You must always make the most of the situation you are in.
Next play mentality.”
Forget 9-to-5: Infinite workdays and the triple peak day explained
Thanks to constant digital communication and flexible work arrangements, the average workday is no longer tethered to the 9-to-5 window. Increasingly, employees are starting their jobs earlier and ending them later than usual, stretching their hours into what’s been termed the “infinite workday.”
In June 2025, Microsoft released data showing that workers are now performing their jobs outside of the usual time boundaries. The report found that 40% of people who are online at 6 a.m. are using that time to check their emails, while the number of meetings that occur after 8 p.m. has increased by 16% year over year. At 10 p.m., 29% of active workers are back in their inboxes, contributing to an average of 50+ messages being sent or received outside of official working hours.
Why ESL Teachers Are Calling for More Mental Health Support
English-as-a-second-language (ESL) teachers are more likely than any other group of educators to say their morale would get a significant boost if their schools hired more mental health counselors, according to a new analysis of national survey data.
The EdWeek Research Center administered an online survey in September and October to a nationally representative sample of more than 2,500 teachers. It asked what it would take to boost their morale in the workplace.
On the question of additional mental health support, ESL educators were more likely to cite it as a key factor in improving their job satisfaction.
From Head Start to Adult Ed, Trump Narrows Pathway for Undocumented Students
From cradle to career, President Donald Trump has launched a comprehensive campaign to close off education to undocumented immigrants, undercutting, advocates say, the very reason many came to the United States: for a chance at a better life.
Preschoolers without legal status are now banned from Head Start and older students and adults without papers are blocked from career, technical and adult education. Some states are rescinding in-state college tuition for those here illegally and K-12 schools are being targeted by the president’s sweeping immigration enforcement crackdown
Most Students Now Face Cellphone Limits at School. What Happens Next?
For the first time in the smartphone era, most K-12 students will start the school year in a state that has a policy restricting cellphones in school on the books.
A wave of bills passed into law this year, and now 31 states either already limit or ban students from using their personal devices in school or plan to do so for the 2025-26 or 2026-27 school years.
This moment marks a major shift from this time last year, when barely a handful of states had initiated laws to curb students’ use of their personal electronic devices on school grounds.