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The Edition: What gift-giving is really about
Medium promotes the gift of a Medium membership this holiday season, reflecting on the deeper meaning of gifting through a compelling story.
Earlier this week, I stumbled upon a Medium story that completely changed my perspective on something that (to be honest) I’ve never been very good at: gifting. Unsubscribe from this email This holiday season, consider giving the gift of a Medium memb
December 22, 2023 8:00 AM
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hello@medium.com
The Edition: What gift-giving is really about
Medium promotes the gift of a Medium membership this holiday season, reflecting on the deeper meaning of gifting through a compelling story.
Earlier this week, I stumbled upon a Medium story that completely changed my perspective on something that (to be honest) I’ve never been very good at: gifting. Unsubscribe from this email This holiday season, consider giving the gift of a Medium memb
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It's a perfect present for the readers, writers, and lifelong learners in your life. </span><a href="#"><span style="font-size:14px; font-family:helvetica,sans-serif; color:#000000"><u><strong>Gift A Membership</strong></u></span></a></div><div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="module" role="module" data-type="divider" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" data-muid="e97fb7e7-dde4-4a5e-a5f8-0ad401dea596" style="table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td role="module-content" height="100%" valign="top" bgcolor="" style="padding:16px 0px 16px 0px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" width="100%" height="1px" style="line-height:1px; font-size:1px"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#000000" style="padding:0px 0px 1px 0px"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="wrapper" role="module" data-type="image" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" data-muid="9ee2d9b8-6e6a-4d39-a091-41f24c17cd6a" style="table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center" style="font-size:6px; line-height:10px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px"><a href="#"><img class="max-width" border="0" width="600" alt="" data-proportionally-constrained="true" data-responsive="true" src="http://cdn.mcauto-images-production.sendgrid.net/965d7144a7560c5c/e67fa499-4497-482e-9c46-c79c8aa0f537/1200x400.png" style="display:block; color:#000000; text-decoration:none; font-family:Helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size:16px; max-width:100%!important; width:100%; height:auto!important"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="module" role="module" data-type="text" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" data-muid="944c167a-c4a5-48c3-afb5-590e905076e4" data-mc-module-version="2019-10-22" style="table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td height="100%" valign="top" bgcolor="" role="module-content" style="padding:10px 16px 10px 16px; line-height:29px; text-align:inherit"><div><div style="font-family:inherit; text-align:inherit"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif">December 22, 2023</span></div><div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="module" role="module" data-type="divider" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" data-muid="e97fb7e7-dde4-4a5e-a5f8-0ad401dea596.1" style="table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td role="module-content" height="100%" valign="top" bgcolor="" style="padding:0px 16px 0px 16px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" width="100%" height="1px" style="line-height:1px; font-size:1px"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#000000" style="padding:0px 0px 1px 0px"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="module" role="module" data-type="text" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" data-muid="59f3bf0b-a587-4a4a-b3dc-8973e9367760.2" data-mc-module-version="2019-10-22" style="table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td height="100%" valign="top" bgcolor="" role="module-content" style="padding:30px 16px 30px 16px; line-height:28px; text-align:inherit"><div><div style="font-family:inherit; text-align:inherit"><span style="font-size:18px">Earlier this week, I stumbled upon </span><a href="#"><span style="font-size:18px; color:#1a8917">a Medium story</span></a><span style="font-size:18px"> that completely changed my perspective on something that (to be honest) I’ve never been very good at: gifting. The article is by </span><a href="#"><span style="font-size:18px; color:#1a8917">Sílvia Bastos</span></a><span style="font-size:18px">, a habit coach and (judging by this article) expert gift-giver. And sure, it was published on Medium a few years ago, but it’s just as relevant as ever</span><span style="color:#000000; font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial; float:none; display:inline">–</span><span style="font-size:18px">especially at this time of year.<br><br>The story begins with Bastos’s partner doing the unimaginable: giving her the gift of Inbox Zero. Yep, that’s right, he created all those annoying little folders in Gmail (I imagine) and configured all the automatic filters that route incoming marketing emails to wherever they’re supposed to go. The point here isn’t that you need to weed your loved ones’ inboxes, but rather that gifts go so much deeper than we usually assume. A gift, Bastos writes, is a symbol. It sends a message. It’s a crystallization of a moment, an emotion, or an intention. And the lessons Bastos shares</span><span style="color:#000000; font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial; float:none; display:inline">–</span><span style="font-size:18px">beginning with her retelling of the story behind the ancient Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which were themselves a gift!</span><span style="color:#000000; font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial; float:none; display:inline">–</span><span style="font-size:18px">apply to so many aspects of human society and relationships.<br><br>I’m sharing this story because it made me think more deeply about something I thought I understood, but actually sort of didn’t. It’s personal, but it’s also practical, useful, and timely. And after reading it, I’m curious: What’s the best gift you’ve ever received? What does it mean to you? If you’re inspired, </span><a href="#"><span style="font-size:18px; color:#1a8917">share your story on Medium</span></a><span style="font-size:18px"> or reply to this email.<br><br>Happy gifting,<br></span><a href="#"><span style="font-size:18px; color:#1a8917">Harris</span></a><span style="font-size:18px"> from Medium</span></div><div style="font-family:inherit; text-align:inherit"><br></div><div style="font-family:inherit; text-align:inherit"><span style="font-size:18px">P.S. ICYMI, Medium staff</span><span style="color:#000000; font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial; float:none; display:inline">–</span><span style="font-size:18px">from engineers to editors–selected their favorite stories of the year. You can read about them </span><a href="#"><span style="font-size:18px; color:#1a8917">here</span></a><span style="font-size:18px">.</span></div><div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="module" role="module" data-type="divider" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" data-muid="e97fb7e7-dde4-4a5e-a5f8-0ad401dea596.1.1.1" style="table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td role="module-content" height="100%" valign="top" bgcolor="" style="padding:0px 16px 0px 16px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" width="100%" height="1px" style="line-height:1px; font-size:1px"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#000000" style="padding:0px 0px 1px 0px"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="module" role="module" data-type="text" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" data-muid="c8d6088c-7d02-4855-8827-4d8c9c321595.1" data-mc-module-version="2019-10-22" style="table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td height="100%" valign="top" bgcolor="" role="module-content" style="padding:18px 16px 18px 16px; 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font-size:24px; color:#000000; text-decoration-line:none; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial">What’s the Point of Giving Gifts?</span></a></div><div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="module" role="module" data-type="text" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" data-muid="944c167a-c4a5-48c3-afb5-590e905076e4.1.1.1.1.2.1" data-mc-module-version="2019-10-22" style="table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td height="100%" valign="top" bgcolor="" role="module-content" style="padding:10px 16px 20px 16px; line-height:18px; text-align:inherit"><div><div style="font-family:inherit; text-align:center">While researching my new book, <a href="#"><span style="color:#1a8917"><em>So Much Stuff</em></span></a>, on how humanity has come to depend on tools and technology over the last 3 million years, I became fascinated by the purpose of giving things away</div><div style="font-family:inherit; text-align:center"><br></div><div style="font-family:inherit; 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It was published in </span><a href="#"><span style="font-size:18px; color:#1a8917">Scribe</span></a><span style="font-size:18px">, a home for original poetry and fiction.</span></li><li style="text-align:inherit; font-size:18px; font-size:18px"><span style="font-size:18px">Stanford University senior </span><a href="#"><span style="font-size:18px; color:#1a8917">Jessica Zhu</span></a><span style="font-size:18px"> pens</span><a href="#"><span style="font-size:18px; color:#1a8917"> a moving short story about motherhood, family, and self-sacrifice</span></a><span style="font-size:18px">. 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What are we to do? What we have done every year for the past fourteen consecutive years: pick out the best, worst, and most befuddling in the worlds of architecture and design and then give them fake awards</em>."</div><div style="font-family:inherit; text-align:center"><br></div><div style="font-family:inherit; text-align:center"><br></div><div style="font-family:inherit; text-align:center"><strong>By architecture critics </strong><a href="#"><span style="color:#1a8917"><strong>Alexandra Lange, Mark Lamster & Carolina A. 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What do you really need to make a life? What can you live without? People often think of constraint as giving something up instead of gaining something. But if you give away your Xbox, you gain back all the hours it used to take from your lifetime.<br><br>Embrace your constraints, whether they are creative, physical, economic, or self-imposed. They are provocative. They are challenging. They wake you up. They make you more creative. They make you better. 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