Laura Pike Seeley
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Laura Pike Seeley
This heightened attitude of censoriousness has led many to believe that the internet is no longer the free and open platform it once was. And while this may be true to some extent, there is still one corner of the internet that remains relatively untouched by censorship: The decentralized web, or Web3.
Daniel Saito • Fighting back: Web3 as the ultimate catalyst of censorship resistance
The startling findings were that people made better choices when not thinking at all, especially in complex consumer settings.
The researchers argued that this is because our unconscious processes are less constrained than conscious processes, which make huge demands on our cognitive system. Unconscious processes, such as intuition, function in ways
... See moreTo What Extent Are We Ruled by Unconscious Forces? - Neuroscience News
WeWork's current workplace model is more centred around flexibility and collaboration, with a wide variety of meeting spaces, more lounge-style seating and different types of lighting.
Dezeen • "No one wants a sea of desks anymore" says WeWork's global head of design
Hybrid work is here to stay. In this new hybrid world, it’s imperative to make the built environment’s elements equitable for everyone by removing, reducing, and mitigating barriers so all users feel supported in these environments — whether they’re virtual or in person, and regardless of their age, disability, gender identity, race,... See more
Jake deHahn • Optimizing Hybrid Meetings for Neurodiversity and Inclusion at Work
Let’s say someone has both a high-functioning theory of mind and an overflowing well of compassion. What then? Well, this is what Hoffman calls “empathic over-arousal.” A person will feel so worn down by the intensity of other people’s emotions that it wears them down — it turns their distress into my actual distress. This might not seem like a bad... See more
Jonny Thomson • Everyday Philosophy: How Much Empathy Is Too Much?
The Enlightenment changed the course of human history, placing reason at the center of culture. Our current project of civilization is failing and needs a new direction. Learning about life in the Universe highlights the uniqueness of our planet and of life here. This knowledge should pave the way to a new Enlightenment, one with the goal of... See more
Marcelo Gleiser • Enlightenment 2.0: We need another Age of Reason to save our civilization
Your milieu is not the same as your sister’s. It is an ever-shifting, individual configuration of information flows. The Twitter feed you have curated is a milieu. Your friend group (which is not the same as the friend groups of the other people in that group!) is a milieu.
It is by changing your milieu that you change yourself.
It is by changing your milieu that you change yourself.
Henrik Karlsson • First We Shape Our Social Graph; Then It Shapes Us
culture and Relationships
The rule of reframing can look different depending on what you're dealing with. But it always involves seeing a problem from a different angle, with the goal of breaking a cycle of harmful thoughts and behavior.
Justin Bariso • Emotionally Intelligent People Use the Rule of Reframing to Change Their Perspective, Think Differently, and Reduce Anxiety
