May 31, 2020

I spent this morning reviewing new submissions to Politics & Society and releasing them to our current de facto editor. I spent most of the day writing and recording a practice podcast--the past week in review, connecting personal details with external bodies of knowledge. I learned a few things. One, I need a boom to move the mic to me, rather than me moving to the mic. Two, talking for thirty minutes is tiring; it will be better to record short segments and take breaks in between. Three, I still feel like I'm doing too much work rather than letting the mic do the work.

We had a surprise baby shower for my niece today, via Zoom. It was good to see everyone again.

Studied French and Old English. Continued to memorize "Song of Myself." Went for a 30-minute walk this evening.

I sent to the University of Chicago Press a brief review of a book proposal. The proposed book is on how to write an empirical economics paper. I like the proposal very much. My main recommendation was to focus not just on the paper but on empirical research as well, of which the paper is just a part.

Reading Emerson's journals tonight.

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