Wishful Working Newsletter

Wishful Working is a weekly newsletter about living, working, and thriving in a productivity-obsessed world.

Featured Posts

Do you want some fun mail?
It’s gonna be a Snail Mail Summer!
Kara Detwiller
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May 8, 2026
I hope AI takes my job
Here’s what I’ll do if it does
Kara Detwiller
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Sep 18, 2025
In defense of dilly-dallying
Challenging the pace of modern living
Kara Detwiller
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Sep 25, 2025

Latest Posts

Peek inside my brain
4 things I’m thinking about lately
Kara Detwiller
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Jul 16, 2026
Be more unhinged
Leaning into humanness
Kara Detwiller
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Jun 11, 2026
Business books I actually liked
Summer reading recs
Kara Detwiller
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Jun 4, 2026
Complacency is underrated
I’m pissed about LinkedIn grifters
Kara Detwiller
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May 28, 2026
The one thing I miss about office life
Working life, reviewed (again)
Kara Detwiller
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May 21, 2026
Read my receipts
One year of freelance expenses
Kara Detwiller
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May 14, 2026