Perspectives | On Breakfast

By Iris Murdoch, Thomas Pynchon, James Joyce and More

Once, when I was having a bit of a low moment (I'm much better now but you're very kind for worrying), I made a list of all the things in my life that made me happy. It still sits there, pinned in my notebook app of choice, with the title 'happy list'.

When I look back on it now, I can spot some familiar patterns. They might be the ones you'd expect - re…