What it’s really like to be an airline pilot. (NYT)

Google just announced a massive overhaul. (Business Insider)

Chasing the next billion with Sunday Pichai. (Verge)

On Ryan Broyles’ frugality. (ESPN)

Americans are finally eating less. (NYT)

On loving discipline. (Saddington)

Reading David Foster Wallace in the Digital Age. (Medium)

What does being a NYT bestseller even mean? (Hopes and Fears)

With ad blocking on the rise, what happens to online publishers? (NPR)

Book review: What Pet Should I Get? (NYT)

Why time flies. (Maximilian Kiener)

What Joseph can teach us about adoption. (TGC)

Turning 50 and still fighting for faith. (Desiring God)

For the love of God, bring back the EA Sports ‘NCAA Football’ games. (Grantland)

Please try Romanian Scrabble. (538)

How to raise boys that read. (WSJ)

Q&A with No Laying Up. (Golf WRX)

On why election is Godly…

The inventor of the floppy disk has more than 3,000 patents to his name, and he says that the closer he is to death, the more creative he gets. (Fast Company)

We are awash in great storytelling. And most of it is being given away for free. (Longreads)

Your phone dies like a drowning victim while you’re in the midst of it (whatever it is loses importance), the dotted fading circle as its last breath. You are alone on the highway. You have now dropped down into your gut. (Medium)

I knew I had to make movies too. My set would be our house. My supporting cast would be stuffed animals, a plastic giraffe named Sophie, and a 25-pound cat. My star, my muse, and my co-director would be my 3-month-old son. (Slate)

Sleep as a competitive advantage. (New York Times)

Here are some of my favorite things I read this week. Hope you have a good July 4th weekend.

The email newsletter is making a comeback. As a developer of online content, my interest is piqued. (NYT)

The children’s menu is always available, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. (Godin)

This may be as close as you will ever come to feeling English, America. (NYT)

Messi is impossible. (538)

No Unicorns: The Right Way to Grow Your Personal Mailing List (99U)