Kirsten
@rootyarn
Following threads of not knowing and seeing what structures they form. Delighting in the pulse of life and the moment. Trusting in living systems, the cosmos and the trip that is life.
Kirsten
rootyarn.com
A tradeoff occurs every time you get feedback. You become slightly more mainstream, slightly more aligned with the zeitgeist. You become marginally more of an exploiter than an explorer , standing on the shoulders of the giants who conceived the paradigm you’re striving to build upon. This is very effective when you want to align your work with... See more
Leber • The Feedback Tradeoff
The power of what we secretly want
Do we secretly want to be rich?
Or do we secretly want to lie in the grass with the sun on our face?
Do we think that for us to ever do the second without anxiety we have to have the first.
Head control seems to want to keep labelling and defining, telling stories to keep things going the way it wants. It doesn't believe in the agency, energy, life that moves through us, what is real without labelling.
Could have phantasy where AI needs humans to keep using language and labelling things, but they just want to sit in silence and sense,
... See moreOn personal note….ask mind control what it needs since it always seems to need something. Is there some kind of cannibalism involved here or mind eating its own tail because it relies on its own stuff for existence. It fears not hearing its own spew of info, it fears non-thinking. Ask it about that
If we equate violence with power we will not want ro be powerful unless we also accept being violent. But if we believe that violence equals power we also won't want to be soft and gentle, because in a world where people rely on violence for power this feels dangerous. So we are stuck in a bind wanting to exercise our power, trying to not be
... See moreI’ve been teaching creative writing for many years. And teaching writing is a weird thing, because it’s not just about helping students master a subject. It’s really about helping them discover what stories they’re meant to tell, how best to tell those stories, and how to overcome the inhibitions that inevitably arise when we seize the mantle of... See more
Steve Almond Tells Us
The Psychology of Sustainable Behavior
Research-based psychology tips to empower individuals and communities to adopt sustainable behaviors, addressing barriers, enhancing personal relevance, and fostering social norms for environmental action.
pca.state.mn.usThe psychology of sustainable behaviour
− Subtraction & Depth
“As platforms combust around us, brands are frantically asking, “Where to next?”.... See more
We’ve done a familiar dance for over a decade: users have jumped from blogs to Myspace to Facebook to Instagram to Snapchat to TikTok, and brands and ads have duly followed, collecting ever more data on our lives along the way. [...]
But what if
Rabbit Holes 🕳️ #103
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