- @coriander
applaud messy, normal, mismatched, lived-in spaces.
we should admit that everything done in front of a camera is a performance, not reality; we should acknowledge that being welcomed into someone’s house is a gift of connection, not an invitation to judge.
Yes, yes. Loved this reflection. I will be cautious to not apologize for any beautifully mismatched lived-in spaces I inhabit in future <3
Some really excellent points here about education systems and how children could be more involved in the real contexts of their lives and less focused on abstract concepts that often don’t empower them and build skills they can feel motivated by.
I like the idea of gatherings of people reflecting together and discussing real local needs and how to address them. Seems like something that should take place at local city or town councils but maybe needs to be on an even more micro level, and involve more youth! That also reminds me of the Transition Towns movement, and how I wish they were more prevalent.
Changes in news consumption may also play a part. When newspapers were read on paper, all of the news—positive and negative—was printed together. Now negative news is king. Negative articles are almost twice as likely to be shared on social media as positive articles
This is an interesting idea to consider, like the shift from albums to individual song consumption, the curation of a set of content affects how it is received. Likewise, the idea of a balancing of topics in education.
More beautiful, creative "artivist" pieces here: https://bowseat.org/gallery/?gallery-type=art
Light, enjoyable brief history of Comic Sans. :^)
“Always remember, Judeleh. It’s all for lend.“ 💛
“Because everyone and their car stopped testing their stuff anywhere else.”
Really sad about this laziness around testing. I generally love using Firefox and have been happily off chrome for years but it can be hard to convince people to try it when their chrome experience is so smooth and so easily integrates with the google account that runs every aspect of many of our lives :)
One other pattern I’ve encountered is people trying out Firefox, happily enabling the more strict privacy respecting tracker blocking settings, and then being very frustrated when most websites that rely on heavy trackers are unusable. They think Firefox is the broken part perhaps not realizing it’s due to the overuse of trackers on websites they frequent and the strict privacy setting. And then they give up on Firefox and move back to chrome 😂
Interesting! I will be interested to see any responses to this from Jonathan Haidt.
However, women aged 15–24 who reported having used the Internet in the past week were, on average, less happy with the place they live, compared with people who didn’t use the web. This could be because people who do not feel welcome in their community spend more time online
If we can strengthen communities (especially by maintaining community spaces!) we'll support social and individual well-being. To the extent people can connect to supportive communities in-person, the internet can be a skillful tool to support our lives rather than an alternative place of living full-time.
Hope to see more and more of these types of prevention efforts.
I just about died laughing. ;) Requires opening the original link for the full picture.
Great tip about finishing with acids like lemon or vinegar before adding more salt. I like to be sure to mix up a good variety of salt-free spice blends to have handy for easily adding flavor for each cuisine I cook regularly.
Every February and March, something like 170 million almond trees unite in one of Earth’s great synchronized acts of sexual reproduction — made possible by the migration of the bees.
a fun fact :D
Always appreciate some bee updates!
Excellently outlined. I hope many read this!!
Excellent! A lot seems to come down to connecting genuinely, kindly with someone first so that defense mechanisms can be lowered and more honesty and clarity shared. The test scores example was really interesting. Relates to some of the ideas shared years ago in The Righteous Mind from Jonathan Haidt.
I get to be part of a community where I sometimes help and I am sometimes helped.
Beautiful… learning that receiving is as much a gift as giving, so everyone has opportunities to give and this balance forms.
I’ve also found the enneagram a very helpful inner exploration.
I appreciated these reminders in the face of ongoing catastrophes to practice "staying with the trouble, nurturing connection and care in apocalyptic times." Resisting the immediate move toward fixing & eliminating problems and practicing being with suffering, grieving, and responding with aid whenever possible.