Links I Love: April 11, 2021
Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing at, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/tablet and enjoy :) CAREER / BUSINESS LinkedIn is adding new job titles, including "stay-at-home mom". (CBS News) Unpaid Internships Are Still a Problem—And To End It, Institutional Change Must Be Made. (Well & Good NYC) Kroger and Target Open New Fulfillment Centers to Speed Online Deliveries. (Morning Brew) How to Market a Supermarket. (Morning Brew) How Mobile Apps are Helping With Workplace Safety. (Medium) Women in Technology Can Own The Future. (LinkedIn) The Future of Skiing Is Digital, Says Vail CEO. (Bloomberg) PRODUCTIVITY / SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Remote-Communication Tips from 7 World Champions of Public Speaking. (Entrepreneur) True Performance: Five Ways to Avoid Fake Productivity. (Laura Stack) Poor Quality Inputs at Scale Don't Get Results. (Friday Forward) We Have to Grieve Our Last Good Days. (The Atlantic) How Children Read Differently From Books vs. Screens. (New York Times) The Next Big and Scary Goal. (Sweat Once a Day) HEALTH / FITNESS 75% of Us Aren't Getting Enough of … [Continue reading]
Weekend Recap: Fully Vaccinated and Last Ski Day of the Skison
It's funny... I spent a full year not making any plans because of COVID, but now the last few months, I've started planning again (though usually not with other people). This weekend, though, I knew I was getting my second Moderna vaccine on Thursday, so I blocked my work calendar on Friday and made zero plans for the weekend. I was honestly kind of looking forward to my planned day off - a sick day isn't nearly as bad when you know it's coming and can prepare! I got the vaccine at 5pm on Thursday, heading up to Walmart in Longmont to get it. Afterward, Mom and I celebrated by going for ice cream, since it was a beautiful day. We ended up discovering a new-to-us place in Lafayette, Cowabunga Creamery, which was delicious! Just as good as Sweet Cow (our usual favorite... and everyone else's too), but without the line. I had felt a little out of it all day, and was half wondering if I had the worst luck in the world to get COVID right before my second shot, but in hindsight, I think I was just overtired - I haven't been getting quite enough sleep lately. Thursday night, though, I felt great about crashing hard into bed at 9pm - time to rest up and let this vaccine do its … [Continue reading]
What I Read in March 2021
I didn't read quite as much in March as I would have liked, but I did read five books, all novels - I found they kept me turning the pages! I seem to have moved away from non-fiction in the last year, and I think that's okay. There is so much non-fiction reading I'm doing for work and in my personal life, to understand COVID19 and how the world is changing, that maybe it's okay for me to stick to lighter books that entertain rather than educate! 5 stars: Majesty, by Katharine McGee: I absolutely loved the first American Royals, and then completely missed that this one got published - I was thrilled to pick it up! I found the characters and plot just as engaging and relatable as the first. After the death of their father, Beatrice is now Queen of America and Samantha is now next in line for the throne, and they, their brother Jeff, and their best friends Nina and Ethan all try to navigate romance while in powerful / public positions. I didn't love that this sequel involved a lot of partner swapping (hated that on Friends, didn't like it here), but the way things turned out made sense so I was fine with it. Except... I was very frustrated by the ending for another … [Continue reading]
Links I Love: April 4, 2021
Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing at, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/tablet and enjoy :) CAREER / BUSINESS How Do Consumers Feel When Companies Get Political?. (Harvard Business Journal) Taco Bell, Chipotle to Expand Drive-Through Locations in 2021. (Morning Brew) No Winners in the Delivery App Food Fight. (Morning Brew) McFamily Feud: Scandal, lawsuits, and cultural upheaval at McDonald’s. (Fortune Magazine) Exclusive: More Than Half of US Adults Say They’ll Buy Some Groceries Online Post-Pandemic. (Morning Brew) Eased Covid-19 Restrictions Raise Optimism at Clothing Rental Services. (Morning Brew) Drugstore Chains Need Improved Vaccine Rollout. (Morning Brew) PRODUCTIVITY / SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Have You Been Blinded by the Hustle?. (Better Humans) How to Do a Weekly Reset to Improve Your Productivity and Wellbeing. (Medium) Need an executive assistant? Automation can help.. (Zapier) Where Did Gmail Labs Go?. (Zapier) How I Achieved a Healthy Meditation Practice. (Lifehacker) HEALTH / FITNESS Getting One Vaccine Is Good. How About Mix-and-Match?. (New York … [Continue reading]
