A Life Guided by the Arts

I could tell it was getting bad when tech guys started talking about their “stacks.” They had sleep stacks, workout stacks, nutrition stacks, self-improvement stacks . . . if you could load up a bunch of helpful tasks or goals in a way that felt connected, then you could “stack” it. All in the name of optimization. Live longer. Live smarter. Live better. Forget to live while you’re planning to live.