Last updated: December 23, 2025

Editor’s Picks – December 23, 2025 | Systems, Safeguards & the Choices That Hold

Editor’s Picks – December 23, 2025, is a day of systems and shields: automation and public reputation, stress and screens, coral reefs and cucumbers, feminism and mortgages, all threaded through hope, governance and a heart that refuses to become a polling station. This is Nina Caldwell, curating tonight’s rooms for readers who want to keep building wisely even as the year leans toward its close.

Systems, stories, and value in motion

In the strategy wing, TRW Consult US is wiring the back-end with “Exploring the Power of Marketing Automation,” a piece that understands automation is not about spamming faster, but about serving smarter. If your campaigns still run on manual guesswork and scattered reminders, this might be your cue to step into this guide and reimagine what your funnels could do on their own.

Across at TRW Consult UK, “Digital Public Relations” lays out how reputation now travels through pixels and timelines as much as through press rooms. If your brand has a website but no presence in the conversations that matter, this is your invitation to treat this service page as a primer on modern PR, not just a menu.

ThriVers Academy steps into more tender terrain with “Finding Hope in Tragedy,” acknowledging that leadership and life both pass through valleys. If recent news or personal loss has made the future feel thin, this might be your cue to let this reflection walk with you through grief without pretending it away.

At the Publisher’s Desk, ThriVe! Website looks at “The Travails of Our Systems,” naming the frictions and failures that ordinary people feel when institutions underperform. If you have been carrying quiet frustration with how things work (or don’t), this is your invitation to read this piece as both diagnosis and invitation to think differently.

On screen, ThriVe! TV revisits “How to Thrive Despite the Odds,” a necessary reminder when circumstances refuse to cooperate. If your year has delivered more headwinds than handshakes, this might be your cue to let this episode lend you some language and courage for staying the course.

And in your ears, ThriVe! Podcast with “How to Identify and Exchange Value” presses on a different question: what you carry, what others carry, and what fair exchange looks like. If your relationships or work feel unevenly weighted, this might be your invitation to sit with this conversation and recalibrate how you bring and receive value.

Stress, screens, safety and cities

In the digests corridor, the focus is on how we stay sane, safe and situated. Business Digest explores “Stress Management and Virtual Assistance: Keys to Triumphant Business Management,” pairing inner regulation with external support. If your calendar is full and your margins thin, this might be your cue to let this article convince you that delegation and boundaries are not luxuries.

Health & Fitness Digest offers “Pro Mental Health Screen-Free Activities for Preteens,” a timely piece for households where growing minds and glowing screens are in constant negotiation. If you are parenting or mentoring tweens who default to devices, this might be your invitation to borrow these offline ideas and experiment with different kinds of play and calm.

On the security front, Security Digest tackles “12 Guides on How to Conduct a Tabletop Physical Security Exercise,” turning what could be a vague “we’ll see” into structured practice runs. If your organisation has security policies on paper but no rehearsed response, this is your cue to walk through these guides and run your own tabletop exercise before reality forces one.

Masculine Digest looks inward at contribution in “How to Make Yourself an Asset in Any Setup,” a piece about showing up as someone who adds weight in the best sense. If you have felt underutilised or invisible, this might be your invitation to use this guide to sharpen how you show value where you stand.

For those eyeing new geographies, Travel Digest asks “Is Calgary the Best City Now for Anyone Moving to Canada?” weighing cost, opportunity and quality of life in one specific place. If your Canada plans have been abstract, this might be your cue to let this article help you see what a possible landing spot could actually feel like.

And in the opportunities lane, Jobs, Grants & Scholarships spotlights “Swift Consulting in Need of a Business Development Manager,” a role that asks for strategy, relationship-building and revenue thinking. If that mix sounds like your professional wiring, this might be your invitation to study this listing and consider whether it is your next move.

Craft, reading and data that tells stories

In the writing-and-learning suite, The Ready Writers Consult offers “9 Tips on Becoming a More Creative and Productive Writer,” a reminder that inspiration and discipline can sit at the same table. If your drafts have been sparse or scattered, this might be your cue to work these nine tips into your next writing week.

SOI Publishing underlines the importance of visibility in “Why Writers Need a Strong Online Presence,” insisting that voice and platform now travel together. If your work lives mostly in private folders, this might be your invitation to treat this piece as a gentle push to step into more intentional public space.

At the Literary Renaissance Foundation, “10 Ways to Motivate Reading and Reduce Student Stress” meets educators and caregivers where overwhelmed students live. If the learners in your life are reading less and worrying more, this might be your cue to try these ten approaches and see which ones ease both load and pressure.

On the data front, Internship Training takes a new turn with “Mastering Data Analysis Using Power BI Pt 1,” moving from spreadsheets into dashboards. If you have outgrown static reports and want to see your data breathe, this might be your cue to dive into this Power BI intro and imagine how your own metrics could look in motion.

AI that heals, reefs that fight back and nations learning

Tonight’s tech corridor is a blend of repair and history. Techie Digest introduces “Scientists Developed an AI-backed Self-healing System,” technology that notices damage and responds before collapse. If you are curious about how AI might quietly guard infrastructure instead of just generating content, this is your invitation to explore this self-healing system and its potential.

Stati News takes a historical‑political turn with “The League of Nations,” revisiting an earlier attempt at international cooperation before today’s global bodies. If you care about how we got to our current architecture of governance, this might be your cue to let this piece refresh your sense of what was tried before the UN.

And STEM Trends dives under the surface in “Reef Rescue: Scientists Engineer Coral Microbiomes to Withstand Heat Stress,” a story about giving vulnerable ecosystems new tools to survive warming seas. If climate news has felt like a steady stream of loss, this might be your invitation to sit with this research and its hopeful, careful experimentation.

Tithes, shields, purpose and balance

In the faith and women’s corridors, the questions are about what we give, what shields us and why we are here. Daily Dew Series explores “Men in the Bible: The First Man to Tithe,” revisiting a story that links gratitude, trust and offering. If generosity has felt purely transactional to you, this might be your cue to let this profile widen your view of what giving can mark in a life.

Daily Dew Devotional continues its long thread with “How to Dispel Confusion and Receive Inspiration (4),” for those who are still somewhere between options and instructions. If earlier parts of this series have spoken to you, this might be your invitation to complete this leg and refine how you listen for direction.

In Daily Dew Inspiration, “My Master Will Be There” centres presence over performance. If you are stepping into spaces that feel bigger than you, this might be your cue to let this piece steady you with the assurance of who goes with you.

Daily Dew Testimonies shares “God’s Baseline,” a story about the minimum God insists on doing, even when we have mentally adjusted our expectations downwards. If your faith has been negotiating against itself, this might be your invitation to sit with this testimony and reconsider what you call “too much to ask”.

Daily Dew Reflections offers “Major and Minor: When God Shows He Cares About the Little Things,” a meditation on small mercies that reveal big attention. If your prayers have felt too trivial to voice, this might be your cue to let this reflection challenge that assumption.

And Daily Dew Spotlights closes the cluster with “Understanding God: He is A Shield and A Rewarder,” holding protection and generosity together in one portrait. If you have mostly seen God as either guard or giver, this might be your invitation to embrace both dimensions at once.

In the women’s salon, Feminine Digest asks a deep, direct question in “Why Did God Put Me Here?”, sitting with vocation, identity and the ache for assignment. If that question has been humming in your own chest, this might be your cue to let this piece name, affirm and gently steer that longing.

StellAfrique comes at care from a more tactile angle with “The Double Cleansing Debate: What Are The Pros and Cons,” reflecting on what we strip, what we leave and why. If your skincare routine has felt confusing or performative, this might be your invitation to use this article to decide what your face actually needs.

Rice, cucumbers, careers, courts and mortgages

In the agric and Afro‑Nigerian wing, Agric Digest considers “Nigeria: Nigeria’s Endless Quest for Rice Sufficiency,” a long-running storyline about policy, preference and production. If food sovereignty is more than a buzzword to you, this might be your cue to sit with this analysis of why rice remains such a stubborn frontier.

Ogidi Olu Farms complements the staple with “10 Health Benefits Of Cucumbers You Should Know,” turning a simple vegetable into a small act of daily stewardship. If your plate has been light on greens, this might be your invitation to let this list convince you to keep cucumbers in rotation.

In Afro‑Nigerian inspiration, Nigerian Inspiration profiles “Taye Taiwo: Current State of Career and Net Worth Revealed,” revisiting a familiar left foot and where it has carried him. If you have followed Taiwo’s journey over the years, this might be your cue to catch up on his current chapter and what it says about longevity.

Afrispora News continues to hold space for African and diaspora narratives across sport, leadership and culture, even when a specific headline is not singled out here. If that intersection is where your curiosity lives, this is your invitation to wander through its pages and see which story holds you.

From the intern bench, TRW Interns Showcase asks “Feminism and Balance – Should We All Be Feminists?”, a thoughtful wrestle with labels, justice and everyday nuance. If the word “feminism” has felt too loaded to touch, this might be your cue to let a younger voice walk you through its tensions and possibilities.

In the news corridor, Campus News notes a more technical headache – “504 gateway timeout when getting posts aside from those on the home page” – a reminder that even storytelling platforms have back-end days. If you run sites yourself, this might be your cue to see this as a small solidarity nod for the night’s tech refuses to cooperate.

Church News shares “Franklin Graham Shares Message of Hope with Over 70,000 in Argentina,” a snapshot of mass evangelism in a world still hungry for good news. If large-scale gatherings and individual hearts both interest you, this might be your invitation to read how this campaign framed hope in that context.

Breaking News reports “Ukraine Suspends Justice Minister Amid $100M Energy Corruption Scandal,” a story where governance, accountability, and wartime economics collide. If you are tracking how corruption cases unfold under global scrutiny, this might be your cue to follow this development carefully.

Trending News notes “Appeal Court Affirms Chinedu’s Election as Imo PDP Rep,” a local but telling snapshot of how mandates are confirmed or contested. If you care about how democracy is negotiated in courts as well as at polls, this might be your invitation to read this affirmation in its context.

NewsBreakers continues to sit at the intersection of headlines and interpretation, even when a specific link here keeps its powder dry. If you enjoy commentary that tries to read the lines as well as between them, it may be worth visiting the homepage and seeing what today’s lens looks like.

And News Extractors looks at “Higher rates lead to mortgage drop,” a reminder that interest rate decisions have very real consequences for families and housing dreams. If you are house‑hunting or refinancing, this might be your cue to read this piece and factor the broader rate story into your timing.

Finally, Book of the Day once again offers “The Heart Is Not a Republic For Politics,” an insistence that not every inner space should be up for debate or division. If your emotional life has felt like an open forum lately, this might be the book you let walk with you as you reclaim some non-negotiable quiet.

These are the works of teams, colleagues, partners and interns I am honoured to share: people thinking, coding, praying, cooking, teaching and governing in their own corners, while we all try to move the world a few inches toward better. As always, choose the room your day needs most and let at least one of these voices travel with you beyond this page.

Stay sharp, stay safe.

— Nina