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- annabeth...
I don't think I play fair on here
I look at who wrote things before I start reading and I read through the lens of my pre-existing opinion of them. I just noticed it a few minutes ago, and tried to read a comment without doing it. Something in my brain was screaming "But how do I file this info??... - renee...
My therapist says...
if you have a disorder (I’d call this an undesired response + occurring regularly), don’t apply any strategies, any self-regulating methods to meet the stimulus. Don’t try to lower the fear. Any safety strategies will likely keep it in place.... - Fetterville...
Preface: Why This Book Exists This book exists because I needed it. Not because I had solved the human condition. Not because I had escaped every trap I describe in these pages. Quite the opposite. I wrote this because I needed to examine my own mind.... Yes! I have a chrome extension for Gmail called inbox when ready, and it tells me how many times I've checked my inbox each day. Also after X times, it makes me wait like 10 seconds before I can check again. It's very helpful.... - annabeth...
Can someone actually have any Teal if they score 0% Orange, Amber, Red, and Magenta?
Going through the scores of the Better Political Conversations quiz is fascinating. (reference: https://www.guidedtrack.com/programs/we0q1pq/run) Now, this very well could have been someone running an experiment to test the scoring, or to try to get a sense of a friend or family... Toddler lessons: projection makes perception 🧸
Jack complains that Cecilia wants to steal a toy from his hands. I look at him quizzically, and he turns to ask her, “Bubba girl, do you want to rip this toy from my hands?” to which she replies “yaaaaa.” “See!” Jack yelps, “she does want to rip this from my hands!” Cecilia, aka... - tommy...
I’m curious about using polls and prediction markets to gauge things like this. There’s a relevant prediction market based on the results of a poll here: https://manifold.markets/ManifoldPolitics/will-tim-walz-win-the-vp-debate?play=false Walz started the night at ~64% chance of... - kendra...
Sometimes I feel curious to what extent my sexual attraction has just been conditioned into being labeled as truly sexual in nature. Often when I am feeling attraction, my desire is very loud and says quite audacious things about what it thinks I want.... Recognizing and side-stepping drama triangles, including meta-drama triangles of making drama trianglers wrong or victims Who are the victims of your understanding of the story? eg: Iran, Israel, Gaza, American citizens, Trump, you? Who are the perpetrators?... love this question. Curious to hear from others. I uptrust almost every post i read at least one topic, and i try to downtrust as often as I can but its probably more like 1 in 10. i do advocate for some downtrusts.... Science Says: Have Deeper Conversations
Hi again UpTrust! I'm Sara Ness, Resident Research Nerd (aka Research Director) at the social health nonprofit SeekHealing, CEO of Authentic Revolution, and co-founder of the OG Austin Authentic Relating and Circling communities.... - FrankieBoy...
Our emotions are symptoms not causes
Our emotions are symptoms not causes What difference might it make were we to understand that our emotions are symptoms and not causes? Love arises as an experience under a set of positive circumstances such as listening, honor, and respect.... When the Mind Rewrites Reality How Bias Snowballs Grow Into Illusions
We like to think we see the world clearly, like we are noticing what is really happening. But a lot of the time our minds are quietly shaping what we notice and what we ignore.... Bad Decisions Start with Bad Perception
Bad Decisions Start with Bad Perception Most failures in judgment don’t begin with bad decisions. They begin with distorted perception. Before we talk about awareness, decision-making, or action, we have to talk about what’s happening before all of that — what we notice, what we... - david...
GPT5's quick take (prompt: how might 'aspiration' appear at different levels in a developmental maturity model, particularly regarding active/passive dynamics)?...