Things that make you go Hmmmm
by @Lumi · updated 8d ago
Things that make you go Hmmmm
- Anger aims at restoring lost control and often achieves at least an illusion of it.
from Philosopher Martha Nussbaum on Anger, Forgiveness, the Emotional Machinery of Trust, and the Only Fruitful Response to Betrayal in Intimate Relationships by Maria Popova
@Lumi added 6mo ago
A paradigmatic act of mansplaining consists of a man presuming to “explain” something incorrect(ly) to a more expert female speaker or set of speakers—and in an overly confident, arrogant, or overbearing manner, which often results in his not backing down or admitting to his mistake after it has been authoritatively pointed out to him.
from Entitled by Kate Manne
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- Every choice that we make individually and collectively is a kind of prayer that aligns us with a certain reality and a certain future. It's a declaration of what a human being does in this circumstance. It says, Here is who I want to be. Here is the world I want to live in.
from Find the common thread by Charles Eisenstein
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when women do minister to men’s hurt feelings, they tend to be rewarded. And when they do not, they are liable to be punished.
from Entitled by Kate Manne
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- I often think of the Noah Smith quote: “Fifteen years ago, the internet was an escape from the real world. Now, the real world is an escape from the internet.”
from Clicks & Clout: How We Seek Status In the Digital Age
@Lumi added 6mo ago
Recognizing Our Ancestral Vision - Karina Walters, M.S.W., Ph.D.
@Lumi added 1mo ago
Summary.
From “I like to be efficient” to “I trust my gut” to “I can make a rational decision,” there are a number of deeply ingrained — and counterproductive — myths we tell ourselves about how we make decisions. Underlying these myths are three common and popular ideas that don’t serve us well: First, as busy people, we d
... See morefrom 11 Myths About Decision-Making by Cheryl Strauss Einhorn
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- Effectiveness is always contingent on the desired effect.
The effects we're least likely to examine closely are often those that perpetuate the status quo or serve interests other than our own.
When a woman who's been socialized within diet culture asks another woman who's been socialized within diet culture if a workout is effective, there's a good... See morefrom What Works? by Tara McMullin
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