John Dickersons Navel Gazing: Remembering Early 1990s New York
In this week\u2019s essay, John discusses an onboarding memo for his assistant Laura, and recounts his early days living and working in New York City.\xa0\n\xa0\nNotebook Entries:\nNotebook 75\nOnboard memo for Laura\n\nNotebook 3, page 44. May 1991\nJune 17 start job. Good stuff\n\nNotebook 3, page 46. May 1991\nTips on buying renting in NYC\nAsk about broker\n20s and 30s East side. Murry Hill\nLive on no major avenue\nInterest bearing account for security deposit\nMedeco locks\n\nNotebook 4, page 15\nScared standing on 34th and Broadway\n$6 cab fare\n\nNotebook 4, page 42\nGetting lost in the village\n\nReferences:\nThe Little Brown Book of Anecdotes by Clifton Fadiman\xa0\nMedeco Locks\n\u201cHere is New York\u201d by E.B. White\n\u201cSilly Job Interview\u201d - Monty Python\xa0\nJohn Cleese on Creativity in Management\nHerbie Hancock: Miles Davis\u2019 Essential Lesson On Mistakes\n\nWant to listen to Navel Gazing uninterrupted? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock ad-free listening to Navel Gazing and all your other favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking \u201cTry Free\u201d at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/navelgazingplus to get access wherever you listen.\n\xa0\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth.\nEmail us at navelgazingpodcast@gmail.com\n\xa0\nHost\nJohn Dickerson\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices