Somehow, we’ve (almost) reached the end of the year. Whether you’ve just posted on Team for the first time or have been around these parts for a while, thank you. Your stories, perspectives, ideas, questions, and suggestions continue to shape what we’re building for readers and writers.
“Years” are constructs we collectively agree to believe in, but they’re useful for encouraging us to reflect (and celebrate). Here are some of the ways authors are using Team to make sense of the year that was:
- Wikimedia
- is sharing some of the year’s best nature photography.
- The Towards Data Science editors are gathering their most insightful stories from throughout the year.
- Tom Whitwell
- is listing 2022’s best (and weirdest) trivia. (Did you know that fondue was popularized by the Swiss cheese cartel?)
- Writer and comic book creator
- Jude Ellison S. Doyle
- is chronicling the year in woke censorship.
- Writer and musician
- Hannah Jocelyn
- is explaining exactly what your favorite album of 2022 says about you.
- GIPHY
- is celebrating 2022’s most popular GIFs.
- Author
- Douglas Rushkoff
- will remember 2022 as the year tech bro lunacy took center stage, while essayist
- Savala Nolan
- is learning to appreciate silence.
Taking those stories as inspiration, we’d love to know: How was your year? What will you remember from this trip around the sun? What did you learn, how did you grow? If you weren’t already planning on it, here’s your invitation to publish a year-end retrospective on Team. Think of it like your personal year in review, or a very public holiday card.
If you’re an expert in your field, tell us how it’s changing — like the Towards Data Science editors have done in here. If you’re using Team to share your personal experiences, tell us about what it was like to be you this year — and be honest about it. How was your year, for real?
Here are a few optional prompts:
- 2022 in X, Y, or Z: Tell the story of 2022 through the lens of what matters to you, whether that’s “2022 in AI-Generated Art,” “2022 in Poetry,” or anything you care deeply about. Reflect on your industry or an aspect of your life. 2022 in bad dates? 2022 in getting covid (again)? 2022 in vibe shifts?
- The Best X, Y, or Z of 2022: Share the best books (or shows, podcasts, films, albums, etc.) of the year in your expert opinion, with commentary. Focus on a genre you know well, and help us discover a few new favorites.
- 2022 in One Word: Give the year a word, and use it as a lens through which to unpack this moment in time. What do you understand now (about the world, others, or yourself) that you didn’t understand 12 months ago? For instance, here’s
- Robert Roy Britt
- on why “permastressed” is his word of the year.
