This is an untraditional issue of The Weekly Wrap. Instead of all the things I’ve read, heard, watched, or ate, I’m going to share the most popular link from this year’s issues.
I already love this idea, so it’s going to become an annual tradition.
Also, as I was putting this together, I started toying with the idea of sharing something similar in the weekly issues. I would add a “second chance” look at the most popular link of the previous week. If you like that idea, let me know in the comments or just hit reply to send me a message.
See you all in 2022!
TWW #1 - The myth of the ideal worker is ruining life for everyone. [Vox]
TWW #2 - What to do with all those things you've decluttered or spring cleaned. [Greatest]
TWW #3 - The racist history of the highway system. [Morning Edition]
TWW #4 - The recipe for summer pea and roasted red pepper pasta. [Smitten Kitchen]
TWW #5 - Things to consider when picking your resume font. [Career Contessa]
TWW #6 - Microsoft is retiring Calibri as it's default font. You can help choose its replacement. [CNN]
TWW #7 - The recipe for crock pot sweet and sour chicken. [Kitchn]
TWW #8 - A better way to talk (and think) about the declining birth rate. [Culture Study]
TWW #9 - The recipe for teriyaki chicken and pineapple stir fry. [My Evernote]
TWW #10 - The best weekday to use for a mental health day. [HuffPost]
TWW #11 - On My Nightstand: Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein [Bookshop]
TWW #12 - This TikTok amuses me way too much. [danceglitch]
TWW #13 - The pandemic may have permanently changed how hotels operate. [WaPo]
TWW #14 - The case for better "Out of Office" messages. [Galaxy Brain]
TWW #15 - How critical race theory became a partisan boogie man. [The Daily]
TWW #16 - Easy swaps for gender inclusive signage. [@magmidd]
TWW #17 - You should consider creating an annual professional development plan. [Infobase]
TWW #18 - Email apnea - a thing I didn't know existed but definitely have done before. [Real Simple]
TWW #19 - Thing of the Week: A playlist of modern songs played by strings. [Spotify]
TWW #20 - More than one person sent me a link to this video and/or job posting. [skyler.my.dude]
TWW #21 - The best Young Adult books of all time. [Time]
TWW #22 - Teachers are DIYing these box fan air filters... because that's where we are right now. [GBH News]
TWW #23 - 70 productive things - big and small - that you can do at work when you're bored... or procrastinating other projects. [Career Contessa]
TWW #24 - How many hours of sleep you need at every age. [Real Simple]
TWW #25 - I did not realize watching the story of a soap would be so interesting. [Insider]
TWW #26 - There are too many managers. [The Atlantic]
TWW #27 - A coworker sent me this list of Gen Z slang. I say a few of these which means they are already passé. [Lifehacker]
TWW #28 - How to get around article paywalls. [Lifehacker]
TWW #29 - Put these things in your dishwasher. [Apartment Therapy]
TWW #30 - How often should you wash that piece of clothing? [Real Simple]
TWW #31 - TV shows are too damn dark to see. [The Audacity]
TWW #32 - 1,200 calories a day. Yeah... about that. [Lifehacker]
TWW #33 - The hidden history and myths behind eating like your grandparents. [Burnt Toast]
TWW #34 - Maybe a good digital cleanout is what we all need at the end of the year. [Shondaland]
TWW #35 - Thing of the Week: Cookie Clicker [Cookie Clicker]
TWW #36 - I love a good end-of-year book recommendations list. And NPR's is one of the best. [NPR]
TWWp #37 - The infuriating wealth gap of the super rich - to scale. [MKorostoff]
TWW #38 - In the quest to find jeans that fit right, a look at the history of women wearing pants and the harmful image of the idealized female body. [Burnt Toast]
I’m off work until January 3 and the kiddo is in daycare for most of the week. I am going to clean all the things, do all the laundry, run all the errands, and, hopefully, get a few hours of midday vegging to myself.