"The wonderful folks at the New York Times (NYT) understand that young people enjoy puzzles and dopamine, but also that they are unable to sit still long enough to actually complete a full crossword puzzle. This is why the NYT Mini Crossword is so special; it is the perfect micro-dose of dopamine needed to get through the day. I started doing Minis during lectures after I saw someone else try it in class and had a smashing time with it! I even started doing the Strands and Wordle too, and I actually started to go to class beyond syllabus week to go and play.
However, this reading week, I was sitting around in between lunch at my aunt’s and my evening bender with that one guy-you-kinda-knew-in-high-school-but-didn’t-talk-to-much, and I thought this would be the perfect time to catch up with my beloved mini in my living room. I opened up my computer with such enthusiasm and logged in - and I could not have been more bored! It was just a bunch of boring squares and some dumb letters. I realized I missed the mindless babbling of an old man in the background, the gunners over-participating, and the ruffians munching away on snacks in the back row. The mini is really a type of Stockholm Syndrome response, giving hope to last through Intro to Psychology and History of Underwater Basket Weaving. Otherwise, dear lord this shit is boring. If you have the choice, do literally anything else."
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