Wishful Working Newsletter

Wishful Working is a weekly newsletter about living, working, and thriving in a productivity-obsessed world.

Featured Posts

In defense of dilly-dallying
Challenging the pace of modern living
Kara Detwiller
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Sep 25, 2025
I hope AI takes my job
Here’s what I’ll do if it does
Kara Detwiller
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Sep 18, 2025
What’s the point of productivity?
Swimming against the hustle-culture current
Kara Detwiller
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Aug 28, 2025

Latest Posts

Inertia is ruining my life
Object at rest seeks unbalanced force
Kara Detwiller
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Feb 19, 2026
All we do is work
Why talk about different types of labor?
Kara Detwiller
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Feb 12, 2026
It’s time to swap my shell
Welcome to Wishful Working 2.0
Kara Detwiller
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Feb 5, 2026
How much does a 31-day trip cost?
London recap + vacation stats
Kara Detwiller
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Jan 15, 2026
A British bookshop hates to see me coming
Making our way across the UK
Kara Detwiller
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Jan 2, 2026
Smooth sailing on rough seas
Crossing the Atlantic on QM2
Kara Detwiller
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Dec 18, 2025