Natalie Audelo

@natalieaudelo

designing social architecture and community experiences that build trust, generate creativity, and encourage authentic human connection. exploring the healing power of play, movement, music and other integrative practices.

So I got my ass back into therapy. It was a slow, humiliating, expensive process, as the acquisition of self-awareness tends to be. All these heartbroken fascist wannabes are running around, yelling about how being “woke” is like some form of chemical castration. All it means is that you are becoming less of an asshole. That’s what therapy did for ... See more
from Steve Almond Tells Us
loving the process
10 things I wish I knew about careers when I started
by Molly Graham
mollyg.substack.com
Early Career Advice and early days
Sometimes, when I’m feeling especially brutal about something I’ve done or failed to do, I imagine I’m one of my own girlfriends, someone I love and who loves me in a way that’s expansive and forgiving. Then I reassess whatever I’m being mean about, through her borrowed POV, or by way of asking – what if she’d done or failed at this thing, how woul... See more
from Rachel DeWoskin Tells Us
From The Lily comics archives: Why are adult friendships so hard to make (and keep)? “It can be really difficult to find someone who vibes with you,” writes cartoonist @kagwheeler. Plus, she continues, “We may not have the same opportunities to make new friends that were available to us in school or at that terrible bar gig.” Read more through the link in our bio. #wapocomics
instagram.com
building a new world and friendship
Your premise is the specific, defensible purpose for a project or your overall platform, pulled from your personal vision for your audience . Most work is too generic to resonate, too forgettable to become anyone’s favorite. But by developing our premise — and forcing ourselves to test just how differentiated it truly feels to others — we stand a g... See more
from How to Differentiate Your Ideas: The XY Premise Pitch by Jay Acunzo
“It’s the Italian tradition of dining as a discussion,” the German author Hans von Trotha commented over dessert. At Santa Maddalena, unhurried meals, served with Monti’s century of stories and the camaraderie of table-side banter, break up the workday. The retreat functions like a sleepaway camp for great writers, its ritual group meals and hoursl... See more
from A Tuscan Retreat Where ‘Literature is the Primary Value’
let's gather - ideas & concepts i love
On growing a cooperative like you’d grow a garden
by Willa Köerner
thecreativeindependent.com
11 highlights
When hiring, look for people with the right attitude. Skills can be taught. Attitude changes require a brain transplant.
from Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
building great work cultures
loving the process
Self-explanation practices deepen conceptual understanding by making connections with related concepts and elaborating on learned concepts by asking why or how questions. For example, when learning about a circuit model of a neuron, a student could deepen their understanding by going beyond solving a problem to consider the meaning of one part of t... See more
from Help Students Retain, Organize and Integrate Knowledge | Teaching + Learning Lab

from Steve Almond Tells Us

10 things I wish I knew about careers when I started

from Rachel DeWoskin Tells Us

from How to Differentiate Your Ideas: The XY Premise Pitch by Jay Acunzo

from A Tuscan Retreat Where ‘Literature is the Primary Value’

On growing a cooperative like you’d grow a garden

from Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

from Help Students Retain, Organize and Integrate Knowledge | Teaching + Learning Lab