Our editors swear by these mercuryretrograde survival tips—and share why they work
1. Save your digital work a zillion times
Mercury is the ruler of technology, and when it spins"backwards," phones and laptops tend to get a little wonky. Don't be surprised if your computer crashes, documents mysteriously disappear, and important emails go un-sent.Now's the time to do your due diligence with technology.
Senior commerce editor Gina Vaynshteyn also swears by making extra room in her iCloud storage."Now's the time to actually back up my files and delete photos in my phone so that I don't go over my Cloud storage, which I definitely have," she says."In case something happens to my laptop and phone, at least I have the peace of mind my stuff is safe, or at least exists somewhere.
"Journaling is my best friend during Mercury retrograde cycles," says lifestyle writer Natalie Arroyo-Camacho."I do my best to journal year-round, but I am more strict about this being a daily practice during Mercury retrogrades because it helps me understand how I'm feeling and how those feelings can influence my interactions—which are often tough when the planet of communication is in its backwards spin.