Boredom, Globetrotting and Your Great American Novel


Curating the very best reads weekly from our daily recommendation engine, We Heart This.

#takeacreativepause
Why Boredom is Essential for Creativity
by Martin Lindstrom at Fast Company

#getonit
11 Reasons to Stop Dreaming and Start Planning Your Round the World Trip
by Adam Seper at BootsnAll

#americanpropoganda
How Did Japan Come to Prefer Wheat Over Rice
by Nadia Arumugam at Slate

#weshouldalleatwell
It’s Time to Make Sustainable Food Less Elitist
by Sarah Parsons at GOOD

#leavebrooklyn
11 Steps for Writing The Great American Novel
by Jim Behrle at The Awl

Mike Sowden

Mike Sowden is a freelance writer based in the north of England, obsessed with travel, storytelling and terrifyingly strong coffee. He has written for online & offline publications including Mashable, Matador Network and the San Francisco Chronicle, and his work has been linked to by Lonely Planet, World Hum and Lifehacker. If all the world is a stage, he keeps tripping over scenery & getting tangled in the curtain - but he's just fine with that.