Alex Priest
@alexpriest
Doing my best to intentionally architect a meaningful, interesting life. Turning ideas → verbs. Dad, cyclist, musician, reader, world traveler, nerd.
Alex Priest
alexpriest.com
We think they know we love them. But do they feel it? Do they feel seen, heard, and emotionally safe? These 10 simple but powerful questions can open doors to connection, clarity, and closeness with your child. 💛 Because love isn’t just something we say. It’s something they experience—moment by moment. Ask one tonight. Or ask them all. And let your child show you how they need to be loved. It might surprise you. It might soften you. It will definitely change something. 📝 Save this post for your next quiet evening together. #GentleParenting #ConnectedParenting #ParentingWithPurpose #PeacefulParenting #IntentionalParenting #PositiveParenting #ParentingTips #ParentingTools #ParentingAdvice #MindfulParenting #ConsciousParenting #YellFreeParenting #ParentingSupport #AskYourChild #EmotionalConnection #ListenToYourChild #ParentingReflection #ParentingJourney #RaisingGoodHumans #LoveThemWell*
instagram.comI’m also skeptical of the AI police. Their accusations stink of copy and paste writing. Which begs the question — are the em dash police using AI to write their posts? Probably not. But I wish they would. They’re much more likely to stumble onto something original by copying humanity’s collective literary output than they are copying each other.
michaelestrin.substack.com
Future me is ready for anything after this advice. Guest: Dr Emily Anhalt, Clinical Psychologist and Author of Flex Your Feelings @dremilyanhalt #anxiety #advice #grief #demoted #corporatecomedy #podcastclips
instagram.comBeing human and
“Trust your future self to handle future problems.”
We ruin things and AI
We hate other people when latency becomes intolerable. As soon as a task is about speed, other humans feel like an irritating inconvenience. The Uber driver’s small talk annoys us. We wish we were in a Waymo. The cashier’s tip screen feels like a micro-ransom when all we want is a bottle of water. Elevator operators, switchboard attendants, bank te... See more
What's in the cards?
For instance: in our society, there seems a general rule that, the more obviously one’s work benefits other people, the less one is likely to be paid for it. Again, an objective measure is hard to find, but one easy way to get a sense is to ask: what would happen were this entire class of people to simply disappear? Say what you like about nurses, ... See more
David Graeber • On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber (366ES) — Atlas of Places
Threads
threads.com“The details are not the details. They make the design.” — Charles Eames