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Friday’s online finds: Cozy up and dig in.

“I would rather die from cycling too fast than disappoint her.” – Robin Arzón’s Peloton Work Diary: ‘It Feels Like I Ingested Fire’ The fitness start-up’s vice president of programming, who hydrates three different ways by 8 a.m., is essential to the company’s $4 billion valuation. (NYT)
… Start something, have the guts to admit when it isn’t working, and the gumption to begin again. The world has an infinite supply of stories, but courage is a diminishing resource as you get older. Dive in now. Plus more life advice for my college-bound daughter (A Cup Of Jo)
IKEA Denmark is inviting applicants in a global search for a “Happiness Hunter”. The winner will live in the land of Hygge for 2 weeks and help IKEA discover all the real reasons why the Danes are so dang happy. (Ikea Hacker)
So sorry that I’m just getting to this now. There were six other people on this e-mail thread and I was hoping that one of them would answer your question and I could just go on living my life. Plus more Sorry for the Delayed Response (New Yorker)
Three No-Recipe Recipes (Dinner A Love Story)
101 ways to fight climate change (curbed)
After loving Always Be My Maybe, this and this, Keanu is climbing back up to the top of my favs list
Gwyneth Paltrow Doesn’t Always Live With Her Husband. A Relationship Expert Says There Can Be Benefits to That (Times)
20 things I’ve learnt from TV (Twitter)
Pan-fried feta with peppered honey (half-baked harvest)
Smash the Wellness Industry. Why are so many smart women falling for its harmful, pseudoscientific claims? (NYT)
But what Does Intuitive Eating Even Mean? (The Cut)
And The Real Issue With Nike’s Plus Size Mannequins (Refinery29)
The Invention of the Beach Read (New Yorker)
And this is mine I am taking with me next week! (Amazon)
Good long read: The Making of a Millennial Woman. For all of the chatter about how revolutionary, powerful and important these fictional lives are, the Millennial Woman par excellence is a deeply disempowered human being. (Another Gaze)
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro – Tig Notaro cannot recognize famous people. Hopefully Alexa can help her out.