当我们上一次对员工的每周升级进行汇总时，我们的编辑们正在处理电子邮件、准备饭菜、春季大扫除以及安排额外的停机时间。
本周，我们将尝试一种新的方法来补充***，让机器人挑选我们的衣服，制定更好的**计划，最后进入整个冥想过程。
你这周做了什么升级？请在评论中告诉我们。
(Finally) take up a meditation habit
That meditation is good for me is something I’ve known for a while, but that didn’t lead me to actually meditate. Not even interviewing meditation experts Sharon Salzberg, Mark Epstein, and Daniel Goleman on The Upgrade could get me to do it. How would I begin? Did I have to sit in lotus position? What if I’m too attention-challenged to do it right? What if I, I don’t know, went insane? Finally, though, I read this article by our own Nick Douglas, which featured some useful advice from a redditor on how to start. It sounded practical and, well, easy, so I started. And what do you know? I’m a daily meditator, now. I can’t believe it took me this long.
alice bradley, deputy editor
Outsource your wardrobe choices to a bot
This week I’ve been letting a Facebook messenger bot called Epytom pick out my clothes. You answer some questi*** about what kinds of things you have in your closet, and every morning it sends you some ideas about how to combine them, illustrated by pics of gorgeous Instagrammers wearing the same kinds of things. It inspires me to think creatively about what I’ve already got, like oh yeah I have a scarf I could wear that way! Bonus: it tailors the suggesti*** to your weather forecast.
beth skwarecki, health editor
Catch up on your podcast queue
I finally listened to the Five Women episode of This American Life, and it’s such a nuanced look at how the #MeToo moment is affecting different women. I appreciated that it focused on their perspectives and journeys, and not the man’s. Also, I came across this Twitter thread on Wednesday (about the trope of the “gaze” in romance movies) and it was such a delight.
alicia adamczyk, staff writer
Accessorize strategically
I don’t like to wear jewelry at all, so I was often forgetting to wear my wedding ring when leaving the house. I felt really guilty about it, but having never worn any ring, I found it distracting and uncomfortable. So, I went and bought a cheap watch and a couple of bracelets to rotate through. Now I’m less distracted by my ring and I don’t forget to pop it on before leaving.
adam powers, video producer
Switch to a less-ridiculous phone plan
After the tl80 commenters roasted me for my old-people cell phone plan, I switched to AT&T so I can finally use my phone as a hotspot.
nick douglas, staff writer
Color-code your inbox within an inch of its life
This week, I decided to finally get my unruly Gmail inbox in check. I created a ton of different filters for various emails I receive on a daily (or semi-frequent) basis, which now automatically categorize, label, and color them. It’s delightful, and my inbox looks a little less scary, save for that “Promoti***” tab. You’re next.
david murphy, senior tech editor
Add more stuff to your morning coffee
The attentive reader may recall that recently, I decided to stop pretending that I was ever going to stop drinking coffee. Well, that is still true, but now with a TWIST. In an effort to make it less harsh on my stomach, and also cram in some nutrients in the process, I’ve started blending my morning coffee with coconut oil, collagen powder, and the occasional splash of vanilla extract. It’s creamy, delicious, and gives me a ton of energy—I’ve felt better every day since I’ve started doing it.
virginia k. **ith, managing editor
