how to be poor and happy at christmas

an irrational optimist's guide

I haven’t had a lot to say on here lately which isn’t like me, so I looked back at my “stats” (which Substack provides in granular, terrifying detail) and realised it’s not the first time this has happened. Ever since starting this newsletter, going on three years ago, I’ve consistently gone a bit quiet in mid-to-late December. Part of it is that other …