💡 WiseUp! Vol. 49 — The year to get your stuff together
We’re starting the year strong with an organization guide that covers everything from digital tidying to meal planning and styling tips. A great piece to revisit while your resolutions are still fresh.
On the app side, we’ve taken a week to rest and spend time with our families. But ICYMI, we've recently fixed iPad scrolling, improved the Twitter integration, and more. Read on for all the details or check out our log of weekly improvements.
Before we get into the tips…
📍 Let's start with a reading recommendation
How to be organized in 2026
From the support inbox
Have questions about using Readwise or Reader in your workflow? We'd love to be your guide! Reply to this email with your question and you might be featured in an upcoming issue. Even if your question isn’t featured, we’ll respond to every message.
❓ A Readwise question from Yusuf A:
How can I save Twitter bookmarks to my Readwise account?
Bring your Twitter bookmarks into Readwise so the ideas you save there show up where you can review them with your other highlights. Once you turn it on under the Twitter syncing page, anything you bookmark going forward will be imported. If you want to bring in older bookmarks, sending them by DM to @readwise works well and avoids Twitter’s daily re-bookmark limit. Choose the route that saves you time and effort.
❓ A Reader question from Abdul R:
What are the different library configurations in Reader?
Library configuration lets you choose how much structure you want around your reading. The Triage configuration is the default and it sends things to Inbox so you can decide what deserves attention now versus later. With Shortlist, you save freely and only move items forward when they truly matter. Finally, Classic is for those who want a single place to keep things without extra steps.
📖 New help doc of the week
How to create and update shareable bundles of documents
Did you know that you can create public bundles that allow you to share collections of documents with other Reader users? This week, Cayla has updated the FAQs to clarify how you can create a new bundle, how other people can add it to their own account, and how you can update the bundle with new documents so your friends will always be up-to-date with the latest content about your favorite mushroom-related conspiracy theory (or, you know, whatever other cool thing your bundle might be about).
🎬 New video of the week
Do you have the courage to read these books?
For the third installment of our book recommendation series, film-maker Joshua Snyman gave us his top 10 self-help books that actually made him a little uncomfortable (and had an irreversible impact on his life).
📰 Dec 25 - Jan 2 updates
What's new in Reader and Readwise
🎄⛄ Celebrated the Holidays — Most of our team took time off to spend with family and get some R&R, ready to come back in full force for the New Year (see more below!)
👍 Three featured finds from the CX team
From head of bizops Fernando
Something to read 📖
Fer read Something to Do with Paying Attention by the brilliant David Foster Wallace in one sitting. The title says it all: it tells a story that helps you understand how deliberate attention shapes your reality. It’s an excellent book to start the year with new resolutions, especially in a world where technology constantly pulls us in every direction.
Something to focus ⌨️
Fer just discovered this small Mac app, Alt+Tab, which gives you the look and feel of switching windows like on a PC (plus extra customization options, like choosing whether to show minimized windows, apps without windows, and more).
Something to unwind 🪵
Fer is also finishing the third season of Twin Peaks by another genius, David Lynch (on Mubi). It has some pretty bizarre elements, but the universe and the characters are fantastic, and totally timeless.
💬 From the Readwise group chat
How we spent our holidays
From a warm Christmas to family trips in Asia: we're a diverse team that finds many different ways to have fun and enjoy the holidays! (not pictured: most of us have finished a book since the ball dropped on January, 1st!)
Pictured clockwise:
1. Eleanor learned the Cajun two-step at a friend's wedding in Brooklyn 💍
2. Romi celebrated her daughter Carmi's first birthday right after Christmas! 🎈
3. Cayla braved the New England cold to visit a local museum's holiday light installation with family
4. Erin wrote end-of year gratitude letters to friends 💌
5. Angie went back to the Motherland with her family for a month 🇻🇳
Warmly,
the Readwise customer support team