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A weekly recap of the articles and posts I’ve read that I think are worth your time. Maintenance Futures – Christopher Butler — “The beams in a college hall were found to be riddled with beetles, centuries after the building went up. The college despaired of replacing them until someone thought to ask the forester, who explained that a grove of oaks had been planted when the hall was built and tended ever since, for exactly this purpose.” How To Deal With Life’s Toughest Moments: 5 Secrets From Research – Barking Up The Wrong Tree — My younger sister died 20 months ago. “if sorrow persists, UH-OH. You’ve violated The Socially Acceptable Half-Life of Grief. At first, you were a sympathetic figure. Now, frankly… you’re making it weird.” Hello? Where Is Everybody? | Brain Baking — Amen. Let people talk to people, not machines. How Balzac’s Extreme Coffee Habit Fueled His Productive Writing Routine | Open Culture — I like writing, and I like coffee, but 50 cups a day seems excessive!! A…