Hot take: At our crew BBQ, everyone laughed when I said we should chat more with building managers. Then a simple convo stopped a major call-back.

Client emails at 2 AM are wrecking my sleep

I have a regular who sends project updates in the middle of the night. It started to make me anxious and tired because I felt I had to answer fast. How do you tell clients to stick to business hours without sounding rude?

Came across a diary of doodles at a thrift store, made my week.

I was browsing a thrift store on Tuesday. Spotted a beat-up notebook in the dollar bin. Flipped through it, full of silly drawings and jokes. Someone's art project from high school, I think. It cracked me up, especially a cartoon of a grumpy cat. Took it home, now it's on my workbench for a quick smile. Such a simple thing, but it lifted my spirits. Ever find something like that?