The Wall Street Journal Delivers a PSA on Lists

Most days, The Wall Street Journal works with cool efficiency, telling us of business mergers, falling stock prices, and other things I don’t understand.  But on Fridays, the WSJ trades its power suit for a Mister Rogers cardigan and tells us a little something about life.  For example, the WSJ understands why we have thrown ourselves into list-making: we’re totally stressed out and looking for order.

That’s why we’re so grateful that The Wall Street Journal article name-drops Mountain Man Dance Moves: The McSweeneys Book of Lists. I don’t know about you guys, but when I read a list of “Things This City Was Built On, Besides Rock ‘n’ Roll,” the world starts to make a little more sense. 

On the other hand, the WSJ article warns us not to embrace list-making too fervently.  I suppose it is possible to have too much

• of a good thing
• time on your hands
• mayonnaise

So when reading Mountain Man Dance Moves, the best advice we can give you is to enjoy your respite from postmodern chaos, but don’t overdo it.