A Taxonomy of Seasonal Vibes

i’m okay, look i made a scatterplot to prove it

If timed newsletters work the way I think they do, you should be receiving this close to the precise moment of the winter solstice -- that is, the moment when the earth’s rotation starts to again tilt the north pole toward the sun. It’s the year’s midpoint for those who start their years on the summer solstice, and it’s the season’s midpoint for those who start their seasons on cross-quarter days. And we love midpoints here at Middling Content!

I’m transitioning an eight-year tradition that I’ve had with colleagues and friends to this Substack, because I intend to make it more the center of my working life in 2025. (I intended to prioritize it in 2024 as well, but feel like I have insight as to how I can have more success this year!)