I think about this twice a day. Every morning when I sit down to read & again when I begin to work, I say to myself, “Accept the initial agitation.” When you try to focus, Andrew Huberman explains, “the brain circuits that turn on first are of the stress system.” Meaning:

I am seeing a rise in autoethnography dissertations being proposed and accepted in the counseling education field. This is basically a research project where your own personal experiences are the primary data source. Sounds like, "what I did over the summer" but in PhD form. smh

This is one of the greatest displays of the creative process I’ve seen. It perfectly illustrates something many of my favorite artists have described. When you go to the studio, Mayer was asked, what do you do to generate ideas? “Well, I don’t always do it,” he admitted,

I don't always agree with Nietzsche but this is a banger

havent listened to this specific conversation, but 100% To adopt certain luxury beliefs and escape the effects of practicing or promulgating them unscathed requires a level of wealth/privilege most people do not have access to

I dont know when, but I remember witnessing a distinct shift from people saying "I think" to "I feel." This subtle shift in speech seem to mark the phenomenon of putting feelings on a pedestal Being thoughtful > impulsve expression of feelings

It seems the assumption is, "My ideal therapist would endorse my values at all times." But do value conflicts lead to unfavorable counseling outcomes? Therapists are taught not to bring their values into session, but if not our own, whose values do we bring?

"Imagine that, generations from now, your work still exists" What legacy do you want to leave behind for the world? How will your life need to change to start that process?

Happy St. Valentine's day to all my fellow Catholics

Men seek stranger sins or more startling obscenities as stimulants to their jaded sense… they are walking in their sleep and try to wake themselves up with nightmares. GK Chesterton

He’s not really talking about tobacco. Harm reduction is another term for “enabling.” Sometimes, holding people accountable means we stigmatize their unhealthy behavior

Therapy speak has taught people to say things like, "I hate when people trauma dump and try to con me into doing emotional labor for them." Instead of, "Im happy I could be there when I was needed and grow in capacity to help those I care for"

Before you procrastinate, ask yourself:

This is hilarious because submitting a paper with spelling errors makes no sense when nearly every word processor out there has spell check.

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“In the struggle for existence, it is only on those who hang on for ten minutes after all is hopeless, that hope begins to dawn.” ― G. K. Chesterton

'Playback' Chasing past memories...

“Concept creep” refers to how common terms have taken on different meanings over time: We didn’t disagree—I was 𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘵 He’s not just forward—he’s 𝘵𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘤 It wasn’t stress—it was 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢 I wasn’t rejected—I was 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 Her tone isn’t rude—it’s 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵

Social media is like a seedy food court where we consume disjointed bits of entertainment, opinions, news, and out-of-context info that ulitmately leaves our brain malnourished and with diminished capacity for deeper, intentional learning.

Insightful article on the importance of daydreaming and allowing yourself to be bored. afterbabel.com/p/on-the-death…