当我们最后一次把员工每周的升级汇总起来时,我们的编辑们正在沉思,给收件箱加上颜色编码,并想办法改进我们的早餐咖啡。
本周,我们将放松自己回到健身房,探索新的假期选择,寻找最好的音乐来完成任务,并购买罐装葡萄酒。
你这周做了什么升级?请在评论中告诉我们。
I chose my destination for the mini vacation I took last week by plugging my dates and price range into Kayak’s flight explorer. I eliminated anything that was too close (boring) or too far (I was bringing a couple of impatient children) and ended up flying to a **all town in a neighboring state that I never would have thought to visit. The destination was okay (Hagerstown, Maryland—def check out Discovery Station if you have kids) but honestly the best part was the tiny airplane that took us there. I never would have had a chance to ride it if I had chosen the destination first.
Beth skwarecki, health editor
I’ve been listening to lots of prog rock while I work. It’s complex and loud enough to drown out office noise, and the long, often instrumental tracks are less distracting than a bunch of three-minute pop songs. I’m also getting into the rock/art/new-age work of Mike Oldfield—he has a half-dozen albums that are all variati*** on the same structure from his first album, Tubular Bells.
nick douglas, staff writer
I attended a writing workshop this weekend that has me itching to try out new ideas. It was an investment in myself, and it definitely paid off— I was feeling a bit overwhelmed the past few weeks, but now I’m energized and up for trying new and ambitious stories. Plus, I met a ton of cool women who had great ideas I can’t wait to see come to fruition.
alicia adamczyk, staff writer
This week, I bought a can of Pinot Noir. I’m not sure I’d c***ider that an upgrade in taste, but I’ll report back once I’ve cracked it open. It is, however, a significant upgrade in terms of portability and storage. It takes up less space on my desk than a full bottle, and it’s silvery exterior is just as pretty to look at. I also upgraded my geek life by asking my parents to ship me some Star Wars posters I bought in 1997, which I’m hoping to have The Emperor sign this weekend at the Silicon Valley Comic Con. (Hi Woz.)
david murphy, senior tech editor
This week, I went back to the gym for the first time in years. My approach to exercise has typically been to push myself very hard at first, then inevitably peter out as I get increasingly sore and uninspired. This time, I was more lenient with myself, and I’m less discouraged and achy several days later. I decided to stop reminding myself how much I used to exercise in high school, because it’s simply not helpful. So far, I’m on course to build a prolonged, more enjoyable routine with the gym, which is more important to me than getting SWOLE.
adam powers, video producer
In spite of using various elaborate serums and cleansers recently, I haven’t been loving the way my skin looked and felt. I realized that, at the moment, the problem seemed to be that I was unnecessarily fussing with my skin, then adding more stuff on to try to fix that, rather than just leaving it the hell alone. All of which is to say I’ve gone back to an old favorite: using Pond’s cold cream as a makeup remover and cleanser at night, putting some moisturizer on when I’m done, and calling it good. I’ll probably have to re-evaluate this routine once the weather gets warmer, but for now, it’s a big improvement. I wish I’d done this before springing for the fancy, ineffective retinol serum, though.
virginia k. **ith, managing editor
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