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Work, Dating, and Self-Care: Reads for February 18, 2020

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at McGill chapter.

The Work You Do, The Person You Are by Toni Morrison [The New Yorker]

  • In pursuit of the ever-elusive work-life balance? Read this piece. 

Working in Science Was a Brutal Education. That’s Why I Left. By Brandon Taylor [Buzzfeed News]

  • “People presume that science and writing are quite different. But they are both ways of knowing.” A story about science, writing, and loss. 

How My Worst Date Ever Became My Best by Bonnie Altucher [The New York Times]

  • Sometimes you need to give them a second chance. Sometimes that second chance takes 24 years.

Alone Time is Essential to a Healthy Social Life by Kate Morgan [Forge]

  • You’ve heard about the gut microbiome, but have you heard of the social biome? Just like how a healthy gut microbiome is made up of a variety of micro-organisms, a healthy social biome is made up of a variety of social interactions (including time for yourself). 

I Tried the 10-Step Korean Skin Care Routine for One Year and This Is What I Learned by Jessica Ferri [The Klog] 

  • For anyone curious about skin care routines, this article is a good place to start! Alternatively, shoot me a question because curating a skin care routine also happens to be my guilty pleasure. 

How Jacqueline Durran, the “Little Women” Costume Designer, Remixes Styles and Eras by Rachel Syme [The New Yorker]

  • Indeed, Durran won the Academy Award this year for Best Costume Design. One of her challenges was to make dresses from the 1800s appear covetable to the modern-day viewer. 

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Michelle is a graduate student at McGill University studying the intersection between diet and cancer. In her free time, she enjoys reading, sampling poutine restaurants, and taking pictures of flowers.