16 August 2022

 Segue: A transition from one role, state, or condition to another.

• How can the devastation still be running so rampant and- have segued, unchecked, from deadly disease to economic disaster? (HBR)

   

14 August 2022

Maelstrom: A situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil. 

• In this turbulent revival of the maelstrom of revival ideologies, reminiscent of the rise of Muslim and Hindu communalism in the 1920s and 1930s, it becomes necessary to revisit every dimension of our secularism. (Mani Shanker Iyer)

Vexing: Causing annoyance, frustration, or worry. 

• The gap between what we have to do today and where we see ourselves in the future can be vexing. (Dorie Clark)

11 August 2022

Predilection: A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something. 

• You could see from a mile away, my predilection for women. Except for one time, when I got a bit of a crush on my neighbor, a beautiful boy. (Patrizia Cavalli) 

2 August 2022

Calisthenics: Gymnastic exercises to achieve bodily fitness and grace of movement.

• This bit of trivia proves useful to our purposes because it allows Marlin a clear before-and-after comparison concerning the impact of these mental calisthenics - and the result surprised him. (Carl Newport)   

1 August 2022

Aberrant: Departing from an accepted standard. 

• The stoic comparison of aberrant reason to illness invites questions about health and its impact on one's ability to attain virtue and eudaimonia. (Brooklyn Oliveira)