Issue #217: the best tweet I've read in 2021 😱

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issue 217 ~ week of April 22, 2021

editor's note

Morning ,

This week I'm sharing the above tweet with you because I have not stopped thinking about it since I first read it a few weeks ago. It seems like such a clear courtesy we could be extending to each other, but... do we? 🤯

I have two questions for you this week: What are you doing to separate your free time from availability right now? And how are you extending the same boundaries to everyone else around you? I'm at the very beginning of understanding what "making plans" could even look like this spring and summer, and only one thing is really clear: I'll be taking these ten words with me wherever I go.

Until Next Friday,
Tyler Calder, Director of Content at GNI

weekly picks

ideas for unwinding this weekend

add it to your TBTR

Celebrate Earth Week by... finding a more sustainable alternative to ONE thing you use every day (like these sponge cloths instead of paper towels) and then.... not buying anything at all if you don't need it! 🌍
Commit to a TBTR... "For the past few weeks, I've been doing TBTRs — throwback Thursday rituals. Each Thursday, I engage in a joy-sparking activity that evokes childhood. For example: watching a childhood classic (A Goofy Movie and Naruto have been recent examples), pinning aesthetic cartoon stills to a nostalgia board on Pinterest (see above), and listening to oldies on my coming-of-age playlist." - Zeniya, Content Team 📺 Overheard from HQ
In case no one's told you today... Jenny Lawson wants you to know you're not alone. Her new book Broken (in the best possible way) humanizes the experience of living with anxiety and depression — and provides some belly laughs along the way. Get your copy here. 📚 Sponsor
A few great things on the internet this week... Everyone has a music bubble — here's yours, Earth week is a great time to learn more about micro-plastics with this interesting interactive, and Mister Rogers' cardigans have entered the chat. 👀
A curated marketplace for Black-owned goods... "Love Thy Neighbor Store carries 12 different Black-owned brands under one shipping cost. They have great products — my favorite is the simple syrup and Gabbie hoop earrings." - Hannah N. 💫 Reader Rec
A chili crisp you'll put on everything... If you haven't tried Fly By Jing Sichuan chili crisp yet, add it to the list, as well as this sweet potato, pork, and chili crisp dumpling recipe. 🥟
An important PSA heading into the weekend... you do not need to be good at something the first time you try it. Or the second or third! Or ever, really. 😱
Raise your hand if... you'll probably end up (virtually) attending multiple stops on Michelle Zauner's Crying in H Mart book tour. 🙋‍♀️

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weekly reads

share them with the group chat

tag yourself, we're the pinkie (via @thehangedit)

Why am I sp bad at typign? You're not the only one having to backspace a whole lot lately. 👩‍💻 (Buzzfeed)

Word of the week: Languishing. One of the best strategies for managing your emotions is naming them, and this word might be the most relatable one yet. 🥴 (NYT)

Anyone else coming out of the past year with a lot of questions? Exhibit A: Is it a crush or was I just lonely in quarantine? 👀 (Autostraddle)

Read this if you've ever felt unwelcome at the tea party. An ode to adding a little guava paste to your scones. 🍵 (Womanly Magazine)

Because 4/20 was this week. Here are three ways you can advocate for a more equitable cannabis industry. 🍃 (SELF)

The tufting community is growing on Tiktok. And spoiler alert: We cannot stop watching. 🎨 (NPR)

Be honest: Are you wearing tie dye sweats right now? They might have been the official look of working at home in some parts of the U.S. last year, but this piece explores what people were lounging — er, working in around the globe. 👚 (NYT)

take action and take care

cw: This section includes ideas to support those who have been impacted by police and gun violence, racism, and colonialism.

Ways to take action this week... Remember Ma'Khia Bryant as the vibrant child that she was. Donate to this fund for Darnella Frazier's healing from harassment, especially after testifying in the Derek Chauvin trial. Donate to the memorial fund supporting victims and their families following the devastating attack in Indianapolis. Honor the Earth and environment by learning about and supporting the movement to return land to the Indigenous peoples they belong to.

Ways to take care... pause to read through reflection questions for healing, RSVP to an event that centers mental health for the historically marginalized, and read about the power of poetry.

heading into the weekend like...

more hugs soon pls (via @weratedogs and @simba__theminidoodle)

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