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Patience, aka fractal Forming Storming Norming Performing
Yesterday I was in a circle where someone said something like, "Okay, I’m learning that what I shared (10 minutes ago or something) created more distance and division in the group, and that’s not what I want." I could totally see where they were coming from, with the immediate... Owning activation while posting
A bottleneck I’m encountering is some belief that I shouldn’t post or respond when I’m triggered but there’s a lot of motility and I need to do something new.... - nat...
A podcast about more joy
I’m entertaining the idea of rebooting my podcast and having a season of episodes that explore different ways of being that lead to experiencing more joy. I’m particularly interested in hearing about ways that people don’t often associate with feeling joy.... PSA on using ChatGPT to edit writing- We’ve probably all read text that was obviously written by AI. If you’re using AI to edit writing- pro tip: rather than have the tool write anything for you, instead ask it to ask you questions, suggest what you’ve missed in your writing,... - nat...
- josefine...
It reminds me how us surviving so much conflict has me feel like I trust us to get through almost anything - and it also conflicts my desire to be conflict avoidant (I believe we could have just not had a lot of conflict). Do you think conflict/storming serves a purpose?... - xander...
- annabeth...
How to hold healthy boundaries with people we love but deeply disagree with
I have decided not to travel to attend a dear friend’s wedding because it’s happening less than a week before the election, and my friend very publicly brings their political opinions in ways I disagree with, ways that play into unhealthy and potentially dangerous interpersonal... - Julia H...
Creative thinking vs winning an argument
Creative thinking needs to be taught and valued as highly as smart thinking, right thinking, and ethical thinking. I wonder if we've been trained - consciously and unconsciously - to converse in formats that can be intimidating and arguable ...... say i’ve got a friend Andy who wants to spend every day together hanging out. I like Andy so much that I want to see him once a month. Let’s say I compromise my boundaries and I hang with him a few times a week. I’m not showing up honestly as me, so who is andy connecting with?... - nat...
- Philip...