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A short weekly break: It's not just for coffee drinkers – tea lovers are welcome too!
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Jana
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Welcome
Welcome to a community of coffee enthusiasts, introverted bookworms, and burnout survivors who seek mindset shifts and create a small space on t…
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What to read January ‘25
A curated list of books that don't just fill your shelves—the kind of books that sit with you long after you’ve turned the last page
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Jana
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Behind the Substack with Lucy Werner
Read the full interview with the author of Hype yourself.
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Jana
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Lucy Werner
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Why we read, why we write: a year ahead
Happy New Year, Friends of Coffee Break Newsletter!
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Jana
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Behind the Substack with Alexa
Read the full interview with the author of Wild Cozy Free
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Jana
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Alexa Juanita Jordan
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The end-of-the-year round-up
Let's temporarily fight off the 'arrival fallacy', 'hedonic adaptation' and 'future-oriented thinking', and let's take a look at the past.
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Jana
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Behind the Substack with SuddenlyJamie
Listen now | Read the full interview with the author of Inner Wilderness Unlimited
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Jana
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SuddenlyJamie
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Sometimes, life's most important lessons come when you're half-asleep on your sofa
Take a Break | Issue #5: Quarterly Update
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Jana
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Coffee, Books, and the Art of the Break
Exploring Life and Literature
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Rethinking Burnout: Lessons from Adam Grant's Think Again
Instead of finding new ways to cope with impossible standards, let's ask why we bought into them in the first place.
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Jana
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Behind the Substack with Courtney
Read the full interview with Courtney, author of The Thursday list.
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Courtney
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A midweek pause—filled with book recommendations, book-inspired reflections, and interviews with talented writers to help you rethink life, work, and everything in between.
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