# For the Sake of the Good

Reflections on a life aimed at flourishing

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## [You do not need to be good](https://susanbarico.substack.com/p/you-do-not-need-to-be-good)

_2026-08-14 · Susan B. Arico_

You just need to pursue the basic goods

## [Language and losing our way](https://susanbarico.substack.com/p/language-and-losing-our-way)

_2026-07-31 · Susan B. Arico_

What I learned from the man on the plane

## [Gentle parent generation? Why gentle parenting isn’t reasonable](https://susanbarico.substack.com/p/gentle-parent-generation-why-gentle)

_2026-07-13 · Susan B. Arico_

And what is reasonable

## [I grew up in London, but Claude lives nowhere](https://susanbarico.substack.com/p/i-grew-up-in-london-but-claude-lives)

_2026-06-25 · Susan B. Arico_

Of place, AI, and being human

## [Being a lifestyle influencer makes you unstable](https://susanbarico.substack.com/p/being-a-lifestyle-influencer-makes)

_2026-06-09 · Susan B. Arico_

Mackenzie Shirilla, The Crash, and the truth about vlogging

## [Is listening to podcasts "social porn" for you?](https://susanbarico.substack.com/p/is-listening-to-podcasts-social-porn)

_2026-05-24 · Susan B. Arico_

Cheap substitutes can't and won't satisfy

## [Moms, teach your kids to have deep conversations](https://susanbarico.substack.com/p/moms-teach-your-kids-to-have-deep)

_2026-05-12 · Susan B. Arico_

because the superficial ones will not do

## [Don't spread love abroad](https://susanbarico.substack.com/p/dont-spread-love-abroad)

_2026-05-02 · Susan B. Arico_

unless you're also spreading it at home

## [Authenticity: bad! (Instead, go for integrity)](https://susanbarico.substack.com/p/authenticity-bad-instead-go-for-integrity)

_2026-04-20 · Susan B. Arico_

Why being authentic is worse than it's cracked up to be

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## [What the Duggars, and we, got wrong](https://susanbarico.substack.com/p/what-the-duggars-and-we-got-wrong)

_2026-04-13 · Susan B. Arico_

Moral formation is gone and we need it back