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This isn’t BookTok. It’s not productivity porn. It’s just one reader—thinking out loud about what stories do to us. Unhustled is where you go when you want the reading part of your life to feel like yours again.
Hey Reader, You’re not in school anymore. So why does your reading list still feel like assigned homework? You scroll through your Kindle, open a few samples, skim a chapter. They’re fine. But not important. Not impressive. Not worth the time. Meh. Maybe later. Says who? Most reading slumps don’t come from bad books. They come from trying to read for approval instead of curiosity. Some slumps come after a heavy, intense book. The Count of Monte Cristo did that to me—brilliant, immersive,...
Hey Reader, The College World Series is where the best teams in college baseball fight it out for the national title. Double elimination. High stakes. Every pitch counts. This week, Gage Wood—a junior pitcher from my hometown Batesville, Arkansas—threw a complete-game shutout to keep the Razorbacks alive in the tournament after an early loss. Coming from the loser’s bracket means a team needs four straight wins to stay in it. This was win one. And it wasn’t just a win—it was history. Gage...
Hey Reader, If you watched any U.S. sporting events this past weekend, you probably caught at least one player pausing—mic in their face—to say something solemn about Memorial Day. I believe they meant it. I also think they were cornered by the moment. What do you say, when someone asks you to sum up war, sacrifice, or national grief in a single soundbite? For what it’s worth: Memorial Day honors U.S. military members who died in service. But that includes more than combat casualties. It...