take back your Fridays

when every day during lockdown feels the same, create something to look forward to.

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I am lucky to have kept my full-time job during this time, so Fridays are special for me in that I have the weekend to myself.

And that means that on Friday night, I close all my tabs, exit out of my Slack desktop app, wrap up any projects or outstanding items, and get any thoughts into a Note on my Mac or an actual Post-it note in my planner.

But even then, Fridays can still kind of feel the same. And if you’re not working during this time, they can especially feel just like any other day.

There’s the saying, “Don’t spend your week waiting for Friday,” which I agree with — I’m all for creating a life where every day is filled with possibility and some level of excitement—but that doesn’t mean Fridays can’t be special.

@nancylinchen

Here are some things that I look forward to on Fridays:

1. Newsletters

There are some great newsletters that come out every Friday like clockwork. In the era of personal newsletters, there…