Hi ,It's getting warmer with a little rain in Chicago, how is the weather in your part of the world? Tell me about it and whatever else you have going on, it's always great to hear back from you!Lots going on with the podcast, so let me remind you of all the links in case you aren't subscribed yet - and please take a few minutes to rate (5*!) and review, it makes it easier for more people to find the show!You can find and subscribe on all the major podcast listening platforms:

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You can find the show on nearly every other podcast app out there, but these above are the biggest. If ever you don't find the show on your favorite podcast app, please tell me! I changed media hosting provider last week so I'm still checking everything is working out.Of course you can also listen directly on the website, and I published a conversation with Rob Estreitinho, a Senior Strategist in London. We talk about his upbringing in Portugal, school bullying, his creative and artistic outlets, and his ideas on the need for boredom for creativity.

• The Case For Boredom with Rob Estreitinho, Senior Strategist

I joined my friends over at Voix d'Altaride for a podcast recording, and recorded two more episodes that I'll be editing and publishing very soon, keeping up the rhythm of publishing at least one episode per week at the moment. I'm available and looking for new freelance brand strategy projects, please keep in touch if I can help you with anything. There's a lot more going on but I'm short on time to get this out, so more about other news next week!Best,Willem

 Weekly Combo Two or three flavours, interesting separately, fascinating together 

The age of envy: how to be happy when everyone else's life looks perfect (The Guardian, 11 min read) I came across this article a couple of weeks ago and talked about it with my friend James. It digs into the kind of worry and anxiety coming from so much available to compared oneself against on social media channels. As I've been looking for work and thinking about what's next for me, it's so easy to look at Twitter or Facebook and compare myself to others who look like they've figured out their lives better than I have and compare myself to them. Of course comparison isn't particularly useful, and while I wonder about others I know - mostly intellectually - that others might compare themselves to me, like my going away skiing for 6 weeks. What we post on social media isn't the source of happiness.

Why the Cool Kids Are Playing Dungeons & Dragons (New York Times, 5 min read)