Welcome back to The Smart Girl Newspaper: your curated, weekly, newspaper for the curious and intelligent parts of you: an antidote to the doom scroll and complacency. This week, we cover the luxury of privacy, the coolness of independent thinking, the rise of cricket, habits of wealthy women, and gratitude as a health & wellness practice!
PS. If you have a topic you’d like to chat about, an article that spoke to you, a jaw-dropping video you saw, an activity you love, or an interesting experience you enjoyed, I’d love to share it! Please reach out!
With the New Year fast-approaching, habit formation will be all the rage, but what about breaking toxic habits? Maybe that’s what we should look into for these final few weeks of 2025 to fully prepare for all of the wonderful new habits we will look into forming for 2026!
Read: the power of knowing what you like by on .
A beautifully written piece about the junction of individuality, going against the grain, and cultivating an environment, style, and creativity that feels uniquely you.
“At its simplest, taste means the ability to recognize and appreciate what is beautiful, good, or appropriate.
To me, it’s the quiet art of knowing what feels like you (a muscle built through observation, intuition, and repetition).
It’s how your inner world becomes visible.”
Read: The New Cool Is Not Needing To Be Seen. by on .
A few weeks ago, we featured an interesting article on the surge of sheer fashion and how it relates to a broader theme of access, exposure, and visibility. This week, we close the metaphorical curtain and look at the “coolness” of privacy, of not letting everyone know everything about you or your next move. The idea comforted me in ways I needed.
A favorite episode of Acquired that is worth a listen! We’ve all heard about the NFL and NBA (also wonderful Acquired episodes!), but the structure of the IPL and the history behind it is truly fascinating. They also comment on the fall of the MLB in the USA being a prime opportunity for the IPL to enter the American market… could we be seeing even more of this popular sport in the coming decades?
I have two personal, selfish goals of creating this Smart Girl Newspaper. #1, I want women to learn more about their finances and be more empowered to build wealth. This episode is a light way to dive into that, especially if you also wish you understood more about finances in general! (#2 is health and wellness related, but for those who are interested…I think women need to learn more about pre-menopause in our 20s & 30s. Our menstrual cycles and pregnancy get so much attention, but let’s also not forget about the other important stage in our lives!)
Mantras this Black Friday week: I have power over my material desires. Restraint strengthens my freedom of choice.
Listen: 85:: The science of gratitude (& using gratitude to rewire your brain) on Spotify and Apple.
Read: Gratitude: The Secret Vital Sign .
I hope you guys enjoyed vol. 004 of The Smart Girl Newspaper! Stay tuned for next week!
