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. We just got back from one of our favorite places, NYC! It is absolutely magical at Christmas, and the trip also might’ve inspired some of the segments this week :) We cover 2025 reflections, 2026 goals, third spaces, red light therapy, AI, and the Gen Z MBA!
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!
Listen: Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs| Dr. Glen Jeffery by on Huberman Lab on Spotify and Apple.
I’ve been researching more about how to incorporate red light into my own routine (while not being tricked by all the different red light devices out there, ya know what I mean?), so this was a wonderful episode about the current research surrounding red light.
Watch: Plan With Me for 2026: A Step-By-Step Framework for Actually Effective Goal Setting by Grace Beverly on Youtube.
Listen: 86:: Creating 2026 goals you can actually stick to (chatting “word of the year” & 2025 reflections!) on Spotify and Apple.
Read: Your Personal Annual Review: 7 Questions by of The Curiosity Chronicle.
It’s about to be Capricorn season, which means all the new goals, rituals, and growing more and more into the women we want to be! I love this time of year, but I often struggle with narrowing in on certain goals, so here are a few different resources to help us review 2025 and look ahead towards 2026 with renewed focus and energy!
Read: Brands Should Fund Third Spaces by .
“Drifting through the internet and overwhelmed by isolation, the status symbols of this cohort have evolved to become less material. As a result, this isolated generation is actively seeking out ways to connect with each other, investing in hobbies, activities, sports, to enrich their lives beyond the digital and find new friendships.”
Listen: AI Expert: Everything You Know About Marketing Is About To Change by Female Founder World on Spotify and Apple.
Have you guys ever heard of GEO? I hadn’t until this episode! TLDR: GEO is similar to SEO, but for AI search engines/LLMs…LLMs also have algorithms, so how can companies maximize that algorithm? How can consumers become more aware of it to sift through correct information?
Read: The Gen Z MBA by of .
I absolutely loved this take on the modern MBA. dissects the shift in education and mentorship by looking at the formal classroom, alumni network, and professors vs. action, building while learning, and social networking. Side note, Mufaro’s business partner wrote a wonderful piece on how she receives mentorship from some of the greatest founders alive in this article! (Hint: she uses AI!)
I hope you guys enjoyed vol. 007 of The Smart Girl Newspaper! Stay tuned for next week!
