Human Stuff
the messiness of what it means to be human, with all of its messiness and complexities
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Human Stuff
Most self-help stuff can be mulched into some version of “Calm the fuck down, keep moving, and have good goals“
Wanna skip rocks? Why yes, yes I do.
Thanks @jenncolella for the read. 🫶🏽
“While grabbing dinner with a friend can be engaging, it’s a far cry from elaborate forest ceremonies.”
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people problems
This brutally honest account of homelessness in America was a tough read. I think about the fact that so many people live paycheck to paycheck and are stretched so thin. And I’m referring to the people you think are just fine. I can’t help but think there’s something big happening in America and I think it’s only going to get much worse. I’m generally an optimistic person, but I haven’t stopped thinking about how we had a chance when the pandemic hit and we blew it. We failed the test.
A laptop operates the same whether it is open on a desk in an office or on a bench in a park. But human brains aren’t like that—they are exquisitely sensitive to context. One of the most fertile and fruitful places to “think with” is nature. That’s because, over eons of evolution, our brains were tuned to the kind of sensory information available
... See moreAnnie Murphy Paul • The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain
Our professional and technological capabilities have been increasing exponentially, but our ability to use them wisely has not. We are building vast, complex civilizations, but that very complexity is in danger of overwhelming us, creating huge and unintended consequences for the planet and all those that inhabit it.
Christine Wamsler • What the Mind Has to Do With the Climate Crisis
people don’t want options. they want a leader.
people don’t want options. they want a leader.
From today’s post on Seth Godin’s blog.