It’s about how you dress but also how you think.
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In January 2021, a time when many of us were returning from halfhearted outdoor hangouts with freezing fingers, my colleague Marina Koren revealed herself as a lover of winter. Well, within reason: “I do not ski. I believe a ‘polar plunge’ is appropriate only when you’re trying to outrun a bear. I was born in Russia, but I moved to warmer climes as a toddler,” Koren writes. “I’m just a kindly winter evangelist, standing in front of your outdoor restaurant table, asking you to put on a hat.”
One of the secrets to embracing winter is deceptively simple, Koren argues: Dress the part. “As the Scandinavians say, there’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes,” she writes. Beyond the proper dress code, much of one’s outlook on winter is psychological—but some of it might also be genetic. Today’s newsletter will walk you through the art and the science of loving winter, and some unorthodox techniques for dealing with the season.
On Winter
The Secret to Loving Winter
By Taylor Kay Phillips
First accept it, then enjoy it.
Why So Many People Hate Winter
By Olga Khazan
Science suggests that there are two types of people who tolerate the cold well. Sadly, I’m neither.
The Boys Who Wear Shorts All Winter
By Ashley Fetters
The kid who refuses to wear pants is a familiar sight to parents, students, and educators—and a mystifying one. What’s so great about being underdressed?
Still Curious?
Other Diversions
P.S.
A few years back, Deborah Copaken chronicled the time she spent $925 on a fake Canada Goose coat. Stay vigilant when you’re stocking up on warm gear.
— Isabel
How to Love Winter a Little More
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It’s about how you dress but also how you think.
This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning.
In January 2021, a time when many of us were returning from halfhearted outdoor hangouts with freezing fingers, my colleague Marina Koren revealed herself as a lover of winter. Well, within reason: “I do not ski. I believe a ‘polar........
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