Lemonada.

I'm Gretchen Rubin, and this is a little happier.

One of my favorite secrets of adulthood is beautiful tools make work a joy.

One form of beauty is suitability, having precisely the right tool for the work we want to do. In 2022,

in a speech, mega musician Taylor Swift explained that she sorts her lyrics into three categories.

She said, I came up with these categories based on what writing tool I imagined having in my

hand when I scribbled it down figuratively.

Most of her lyrics are fountain pen lyrics.

These she describes as modern personal stories written like poetry about those moments you remember all too well where you can see here and feel everything in screaming detail.

Her glitter gel pen

songs are bouncy and carefree. These are lyrics, she says, that make you want to dance,

and toss glitter around the room, reminding you not to take life so seriously. Her quill pen lyrics

have a more old-fashioned feel. She said,

If my lyrics sound like a letter written by Emily Dickinson's great-grandmother while sewing a lace curtain, that's me writing in the quill genre.

Though the pens are imaginary, they're a creative way for Taylor Swift to explore different songwriting styles and connect with different

emotional tones. Fans have even created playlists that reflect her pen categories. A less elevated

but similarly effective approach comes from a friend of mine who has two laptops, a work laptop

and a play laptop. His work laptop, no surprise, is for his work. But when he's

working on his novel in his free time, watching a movie, or planning a vacation, he uses his play

laptop. This division helps him stay focused and productive. Having the right tools helps to make

work a joy. And in Taylor Swift's case, even imaginary tools help to make work a joy. And in Taylor Swiss case, even imaginary tools help to make work a joy.

I'm Gretchen Rubin, and I hope this makes your week a little happier.

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