31 May 2017

Stupor: Suspension or great diminution of sensibility. 

• Men and women need not fall into a stupor of mind and spirit by the time they are middle-aged. (John W. Gardner)  

3 May 2017

• Fait accompli: an accomplished fact; a thing already done.  
• E-mail seems a fait accompli. Resistance is futile. (Cal Newport in Deep Work) 

1 May 2017

• Facetious: Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor 
• I am being somewhat facetious here in my wordings, but this underlying sentiment is nonetheless common and important to tackle. (Cal Newport in Deep Work)