Role Models: Why Not Me?

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A couple weeks ago I read Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling and thoroughly enjoyed it. Not surprising since I'm a fan of her first book as well. The "All the Opinions You Will Ever Need" section was my favorite (it featured the great essay on confidence). Her reflections on said confidence, body image, 4 a.m. anxieties, and hard work are hilarious and completely spot on.

"I’m still the kind of person, if I see someone cutting in line, it’s like, excuse me, what are you doing? I’ll get in a fight in, like, the Easy Spirit on the Upper West Side, on someone’s behalf."

The Collected Wisdom of Tina Fey

h/t The Billfold

Childhood heroes & adulthood hero

Great post in The Atlantic about how the position of First Lady of the United States of America is a weird anachronism (does anyone aspire to be First Lady?), but one that Mrs. Obama is totally rocking.