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Make Your Damn Bed — 1000 episodes

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1798 || your body isn't a temple

2

1797 || taking up the space that pain once lived

3

1796 || I am the ocean

4

sunk costs in relationships 2

5

sunk costs in relationships

6

1793 || being chosen isn't evidence of anything

7

1792 || romanticize your own company

8

1791 || self neglect didn't make me more lovable

9

1790 || empathy without boundaries

10

1789 || relationships are spaces for us to breathe

11

1788: self abandonment in relationships

12

1787: my rules for surviving a breakup

13

my tea is scalding: final chapter (the wedding)

14

my tea is scalding: chapter 9 (the coyote returns)

15

my tea is scalding: chapter 8 (more explicit details)

16

my tea is scalding: chapter 7 (the explicit details)

17

my tea is scalding: chapter 6 (the coyote: a cosmic trickster)

18

my tea is scalding: chapter 5 (car wash)

19

my tea is scalding: chapter 4 (the math ain't mathing)

20

my tea is scalding: chapter 3 (money problems)

21

my tea is scalding: chapter 2 (the cracks)

22

my tea is scalding: chapter 1 (the foundation)

23

1776 || the default setting doesn't show the full picture

24

1775 || this is water

25

becoming a better manager

26

1774 || the power of "good enough"

27

1773 || exploit your own margins

28

1772 || protection in the margins

29

1771 || dictatorship of capital

30

1770 || the harsh reality

31

1769 || a reasonable response to an unreasonable request

32

1768 || there is a third option

33

1767 || contemplate AND participate

34

1766 || escape-in-place

35

1765 || matriarchy is for everyone

36

1764 || matriarchy isn't reverse patriarchy

37

1763 || the politics of utopia

38

1762 || we are nature + that can save us || imagine a better system

39

1761 || time banks + mutual exchange || imagine a better system

40

1760 || community supported agriculture

41

1759 || productivity as maintenance + sustainability

42

1758 || time for what we will

43

1757 || deep listening for attunement

44

1756 || the usefulness of uselessness

45

1755 || the goal is extraction

46

1754 || judge your options not your choice

47

1753 || abandon hope, embrace action

48

1752 || control the vessel, not the ocean

49

1751 || shared leisure + communal rhythm

50

1750 || stay on the bus + prioritize stillness

51

1749 || stop reading for profit and partying for connections

52

1748 || not committing is a commitment

53

1747 || slow down, you're doing fine

54

1746 || the efficiency trap

55

1745 || “how chill can I be while I do this?"

56

1744 || your sign to do some arts + crafts (and go play)

57

1743 || when to stop analyzing

58

1742 || future rehearsals

59

1741 || take back the wheel

60

1740 || practice not getting swept up

61

1739 || ride the wave

62

1738 || when discomfort feels impossible

63

1737 || distress intolerance

64

1736 || when your nervous system gets interrupted

65

1735 || somatic exercise

66

1734 || escaping a shame spiral

67

1733 || healthy shame is not a threat

68

1732 || authenticity is a practice, not a discovery || heal the shame that binds you

69

1731 || love yourself unconditionally || heal the shame that binds you

70

1730 || decenter your mistakes || heal the shame that binds

71

1729 || making mistakes doesn't mean you are one

72

1728 || positive brainwashing || healing the shame that binds you

73

1727 || common thought distortions

74

1726 || grief work || healing the shame that binds you

75

1725 || set your own anchor + ride the wave

76

1724 || delayed grief || healing the shame that binds you

77

1723 || connection is the antidote || healing the shame that binds you

78

1722 || you gotta feel it to heal it || healing the shame that binds you

79

1721 || when the emotion becomes addictive || healing the shame that binds you

80

1720 || our culture of shame || healing the shame that binds you

81

1719 || shame spirals

82

1718 || generational shame || book club

83

1717 || when shame is a demon || book club

84

1716 || book club || healing the shame that binds you

85

1715 || regular shame vs. toxic shame

86

1714 || "thawing out" from a freeze state

87

1713 || imperfect action > inaction

88

1711 || why the war

89

1712 || keep me kind

90

1710 || bell hooks || men aren't the enemy

91

1709 || bell hooks || patriarchy isn't funny

92

1708 || bell hooks on understanding patriarchy

93

1707 || stop assuming "it" is inevitable

94

1706 || tortoise at the mayfly party

95

1705 || stop running from the feeling

96

1704 || the f.e.a.r. technique

97

1703 || sitting with the shit

98

1702 || feeling your feelings

99

1701 || ease the transition to a better world

100

1700 || beg change from a world that needs some

101

1699 || PRIMING || find your red balloon

102

1698 || PRIMING || dynamic pricing

103

1697 || PRIMING || the different forms

104

1696 || PRIMING || the mere exposure effect

105

1695 || PRIMING || the nudges that influence us

106

1694 || a new secret type of shame + how to deal with it

107

1693 || you don't have to read them

108

1692 || culture and the epstein files

109

1691 || working class uprisings are as american as apple pie

110

1690 || action is the antidote to despair

111

1690 || how to ground yourself when the ground is on fire

112

1689 || what's next? idk.

113

1688 || reclaim what you care about

114

1687 || they lack imagination

115

1686 || it's not useless, but it's not everything

116

1686 || tip of the iceberg

117

1684 || they're watching all of us

118

1683 || who polices the police?

119

1682 || ICE + the depravity of undermining democracy

120

1681 || the cold hard truth about ice

121

1680 || morals over metrics

122

1679 || the rat problem

123

1678 || humane tech is out there

124

1677 || when the system is the problem

125

1676 || the other half of the battle

126

1675 || how the funhouse mirror works

127

1674 || the guilt gap: watching tv vs. scrolling social media

128

1673 || the internet is a funhouse mirror

129

1672 || persuasive technology

130

1671 || attention economy

131

1670 || what does machiavellian actually mean?

132

1669 || when reality is up for debate

133

1668 || Until death, failure is psychological.

134

1667 || I'm not scared of dying, I'm afraid of not living.

135

1666 || death is the room, not the elephant

136

1665 || how to not fear your death

137

1664 || social media brings out our worst

138

1666 || an online AYCE buffet, what are you eating?

139

1665 || what if the act of "choosing" is enough

140

1661 || being "above" it, means being apart from it.

141

1660 || surveillance makes us docile

142

1659 || psychic burden of being surveilled

143

1659 || personal panopticon

144

1658 || personal system assessment

145

1657 || the year you give yourself a chance

146

1656 || controlled demolition

147

1655 || no shame new years

148

1654 || science news around a meaningful life

149

1653 || it's not a debate

150

1652 || when faith is more valuable than reason

151

1651 || elenchus

152

1650 || neutralizing language helps

153

1649 || embrace the silences

154

1648 || faith isn't enough

155

1647 || the inner work required to bridge a connection

156

1646 || "bridging our differences" isn't for everyone

157

1645 || street epistemology

158

1644 || highly sensitive + trying not to lose that

159

1643 || how's your scholastic disposition?

160

1642 || frustration tolerance

161

1641 || how to deal with the constant flow of negative news

162

1640 || live for the next cup of tea

163

1639 || 10 ways to connect to your purpose

164

you're not running late (rerelease)

165

the end result of chronic stress (re-release)

166

1638 || breaking up with your phone

167

1637 || how to stop scrolling so damn much

168

1636 || dopamine detoxes are useless

169

1635 || it really is these damn phones

170

1634 || when nothing sounds fun anymore

171

1633 || analyzing the fun out of it

172

1632 || allergic to wondering

173

1631 || are you becoming the morality police?

174

1630 || the swiss cheese method

175

1629 || shifting from apathy to agency

176

1628 || shifting from a cycle of cynicism to a cycle of hope

177

1627 || but we're all so cynical

178

1626 || time worship

179

1625 || one must imagine sisyphus happy

180

1624 || longtermism

181

1623 || what to talk about, after the arguing (the nuclear waste problem)

182

1622 || the limiting nature of overthinking

183

1621 || finding purpose at an all you can eat buffet

184

1620 || self absorbed vs. self aware

185

1619 || stop overthinking yourself

186

1618 || we’re in a self-objectification crisis

187

1617 || if your screen is your kingdom

188

1616 || how to do hard things

189

1615 || the hot stove conundrum

190

1614 || how to do a cost/benefit analysis on your habits

191

1613 || running from your shadow makes it bigger

192

1612 || the great unraveling

193

1611 || are we blaming the wrong guy?

194

1610 || break some rules for justice

195

1609 || how do you know?

196

1608 || when rules are meant to be broken

197

1606 || buck what society says

198

1605 || habit hacking

199

1604 || old dog, new tricks

200

1603 || repetition (for good vs. evil)

201

1602 || satisfaction vs. pleasure

202

1601 || urge surfing

203

1600 || broke, but connected

204

1599 || becoming less reactive

205

1598 || a few more brain hacks

206

1597 || easy brain hacks

207

1596 || your brain is play-doh

208

1595 || brains are lazy, we are not

209

1594 || dropping the cognitive load

210

1593 || parenting yourself with love + logic

211

1592 || consulting with love + logic

212

1591 || micromanager vs. drill sargent

213

1590 || tools for skeptical thinking || throwback

214

1589 || the list for getting unstuck || throwback

215

1588 || why learning sucks

216

1587 || a silly + true teacher story

217

1586 || some of my teacher stories || birthday episode

218

1585 || dirt in a cog

219

1584 || the next best choice

220

1583 || tactical frivolity (joy is our way out)

221

1582 || mental gymnastics (and how to stop)

222

1581 || analysis paralysis

223

1580 || contrast effect

224

1579 || omission bias

225

1578 || different versions of negativity bias

226

1577 || how the brain copes with too much information

227

1576 || frictionless leads to swaglessness

228

1575 || our frictionless society

229

1574 || there is a better way forward

230

1573 || inside you are two wolves

231

1572 || the life audit

232

1571 || in the zone (where even winning is a distraction)

233

1570 || state sponsored disinformation

234

1569 || alive internet theory

235

1568 || are ads inescapable?

236

1567 || gamergate + why it matters

237

1566 || the ideology of consumerism

238

1565 || finally back from the depths of despair

239

1564 || identity = consumerism

240

1563 || prosperity gospel

241

1562 || prosperity gospel (the church of consumerism)

242

1561 || to have or to be?

243

1560 || the two definitions of consumerism

244

1559 || history of consumerism + why it matters

245

1558 || kayfabe economy

246

1557 || reducing shame around ethical consumption

247

1556 || how supermarkets rewired the planet

248

1555 || culture = consumerism

249

1554 || murder of the middle class + cult of consumerism

250

1553 || wheel of awareness (rerelease)

251

1552 || a better option than capitalism

252

1551 || alternatives to capitalism

253

1550 || envisioning a better system

254

1549 || the hard truth about America

255

1548 || leaving my own pity party (NEW)

256

1547 || the meaning of life (fan fave)

257

1546 || how to finish tasks (rerelease)

258

1545 || what if society was good, actually? (fan favorite episode)

259

1545 || the drone of the magic around you (fan favorite episode)

260

1544 || true feminism is intersectional

261

1543 || choice feminism

262

1542 || research for fun

263

1541 || guilt is good, actually?

264

1540 || some relationship advice

265

1539 || how to escape an awkward conversations

266

1538 || the final points of connection we all need

267

1537 || the points of connection we all need

268

1536 || finding support in difficult times

269

1535 || how to actually respond (the conclusion)

270

1534 || antagonists gonna antagonize

271

1533 || how to create an open + tolerant society

272

1532 || why you can't argue with a BFA

273

1531 || discipline vs. devotion || a special patreon preview

274

1530 || brandolini's law

275

1529 || the how + why of bad faith actors

276

1528 || Defining "bad faith actors"

277

1527 || my fight with a bigot (a true story)

278

1526 || the problem with tragic optimism

279

1525 || the case for tragic optimism

280

1524 || filling the "hole"

281

1523 || becoming optimistic using the ABCDE method

282

1522 || learned optimism

283

1521 || why don't I remember my childhood?

284

1520 || shame, cringe, + the fear of being perceived.

285

1519 || the "value" of nature part 2

286

1518 || the "value" of nature

287

1517 || escaping the "skinner box"

288

1516 || revisiting the "skinner box"

289

1515 || mixed emotions are worse than negative ones

290

1514 || you don't really look like that

291

1513 || self care in trying times (finale)

292

1512 || self care in trying times

293

1511 || engaging ethically with AI

294

1510 || AI's full list of downsides

295

1509 || The Downsides to ChatGPT + AI

296

1508 || the downfall of ChatGPT

297

1507 || "livable wage" is a violent phrase

298

1506 || Zohran Mamdani

299

consequentialism - wait for it

300

the authoritarian playbook

301

hyper-normalization

302

returning home

303

stop intellectualizing everything + create something

304

1500 || resisting the persuasion of reciprocity

305

power under + how to find yours

306

hurry sickness

307

save the planet (a practical guide)

308

contradictory feelings of hope + hopelessness

309

democratic socialism vs. socialism

310

staying hopeful in the unknown

311

the two VERY different definitions

312

core belief filter (re-release)

313

why are people scared of socialism?

314

propaganda is actually everywhere

315

the awareness wheel (re-relelase)

316

how's the resistance doing?

317

my thoughts on the escalation

318

freaking out about WWIII?

319

if it makes you happy (a re-release)

320

other your inner voice || re-release

321

save the work for the work (a re-release)

322

32: my rant at the school board

323

31: fighting florida's book ban crisis

324

30: the protests are working

325

29: hope after the protest

326

28: a lil hope for the protest

327

27: the heart of the matter

328

26: the optics of the american flag

329

25: are we in the success stage now?

330

24: continuing success

331

23: the pitfalls of success

332

22: what success looks like

333

21: overcoming disempowerment

334

20: remember, you're not powerless.

335

19: the identity crisis of powerlessness

336

18: when a movement takes off

337

17: admit things aren't normal

338

16: WIN PUBLIC SENTIMENT

339

15 : SHIFT POWER (hearts, mind, and public support)

340

14: UNDERSTAND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

341

what can we do? || 13 : BUILD BETTER OPTIONS

342

what can we do? || 12 : stay engaged without getting overwhelmed

343

what can we do? || 11 : MICROREVOLUTIONS

344

what can we do? || 10 : TAKE ONE TINY ACTION

345

what can we do? || 9: GROUP ACTION PLAN

346

what can we do? || 8: START AN AFFINITY GROUP

347

what can we do? || 8: START AN AFFINITY GROUP || patreon

348

what can we do? || 7: MAKE POLITICAL VIOLENCE BACKFIRE

349

what can we do? || 6: COMBAT POLITICAL VIOLENCE

350

what can we do? || 5: UNDERSTAND POLITICAL VIOLENCE

351

what can we do? || 4: REFRAME POWER

352

what can we do? || 3: PICK A LANE

353

what can we do? || 2: ASSESS YOUR CONTROL

354

what can we do? || 1: REBUILD TRUST

355

1450 || promotion vs prevention mindset

356

1449 || how to resist demoralization

357

1448 || why "facts" don't seem to matter anymore

358

1447 || dissecting an interview with a KGB defector.

359

avoiding happiness (a re-release)

360

1446 || our biggest study about misinformation

361

1445 || disinformation vs. misinformation

362

1444 || art vs. entertainment

363

1443 || trad wife movement alternatives

364

1442 || the hidden meaning of the trad wife movement

365

1441 || revealing the scam of trad wife movement

366

1440 || the trad wife scam

367

1439 || manufactured insecurities +. face filters

368

1438 || "reality" tv isn't real + why that matters

369

1437 || reclaiming agency through dancing

370

1436 || dance as an anti-depressant

371

1436 || dance as an anti-depressant || patreon

372

1435 || the key to effective self care

373

1434 || the problem with self care

374

1433 || repost - passionate for food

375

1432 || the final "rules of thumb" for a good life

376

1431 || some good "rules of thumb"

377

1430 || philosophical shortcuts

378

1429 || philosophical razors

379

1428 || Silver Springs (The Fleetwood Finale)

380

1427 || stevie nicks + lindsay buckingham lore

381

1426 || A Deep Dive into Fleetwood Mac Lore (part 2)

382

1425 || A Deep Dive into Fleetwood Mac Lore (part 1)

383

1424 || "christian" grifters

384

1423 || 4 common stages of political evolution

385

1422 || strategies for breaking up with your phone

386

1421 || is it really phone addiction or just another unhealthy relationship

387

1420 || addressing screen hypnosis

388

1419 || time poverty

389

1418 || hurry sickness

390

1417 || resisting DARVO + how to change minds

391

1416 || common trolling tactics + how to deal with them

392

1416 || common trolling tactics + how to deal with them || patreon

393

1415 || troll tactics

394

1414 || learning when to disengage

395

1413 || collaborating with the enemy

396

1412 || a well designed life is based on the context

397

1411 || laziness does not exist

398

1410 || radical hope letters of love + dissent in dangerous times

399

1409 || protest alternatives

400

1408 || tear gas protocol

401

1407 || protest preparedness

402

1406 || whimsy and humor as resistance

403

1405 || manufacturing consent

404

1404 || sour grapes

405

1403 || the asch conformity experiments

406

1402 || library boards

407

1401 || history of the US public library

408

1400 || on tyranny (do not obey in advance)

409

1399 || purity culture

410

1398 || The Empathy Exams

411

1397 || Dana Fisher's Apocalyptic Optimism

412

1396 || backlash is a good thing, actually.

413

1396 || backlash is a good thing, actually || patreon

414

1395 || final thoughts on 2 cheers for anarchism

415

1394 || groupthink

416

1393 || anarchist calisthenics

417

1392 || 2 cheers for anarchism || PART 2

418

1391 || 2 cheers for anarchism!

419

1390 || indivisible's guide to democracy on the brink FINALE

420

1389 || indivisible's guide to protecting democracy

421

1389 || indivisible's guide to protecting democracy || patreon

422

1388 || keeping the faith in humanity

423

1387 || "people get ready" by rebecca solnit

424

1386 || on cooperation

425

1385 || tit for tat (the winning strategy)

426

1384 || the prisoner's dilemma

427

1383 || the twilight zone finale

428

1382 || rod serling + censorship (part II)

429

1381 || the twilight zone - rod serling || part I

430

1380 || "feeling like a punching bag" part II

431

1379 || on "feeling like a punching bag" - by kelly hayes

432

1378 || reclaiming agency

433

1378 || reclaiming agency || patreon

434

1377 || hopepunk isn't utopia

435

1376 || hopepunk

436

1375 || burnout refresh

437

1374 || what is a "wicked problem" + how do we solve them!?

438

1373 || expressive vs. instrumental resistance

439

1372 || essential self care

440

1371 || what can I do to fight the coup?

441

1370 || specific action suggestions to stop authoritarianism

442

1369 || pathways to stop authoritarianism

443

1368 || some simple ways to opt out

444

1367 || opting out

445

1366 || dysregulation as resistance

446

1365 || resistance motivation

447

1364 || CIA guide to simple sabotage

448

1363 || play: learning what comes naturally

449

1362 || a moving rant

450

1361 || low-stakes creativity

451

1360 || we are stronger than we think

452

1359 || breaking the doom scroll loop

453

1358 || moving day

454

1357 || trans allyship

455

1356 || meditations in an emergency (rebecca solnit)

456

1355 || Rebecca Solnit fan club

457

1354 || finding your herd

458

1353 || your overwhelm is the point

459

1352 || the white rose papers (leaflet 5 + 6)

460

1351 || the white rose papers (leaflet 4)

461

1350 || the white rose papers (leaflet 3)

462

1349 || the white rose papers (leaflet 2)

463

1348 || the white rose papers (leaflet 1)

464

1347 || hope (re-release)

465

1346 || mutual aid refresher

466

1345 || know your rights (immigration edition)

467

1344 || debunking myths about immigrants

468

1343 || the white rose campaign

469

1342 || 8 steps to manage eco-anxiety

470

1341 || changeable optimism against doomerism

471

1340 || what to know about the impending doom

472

1339 || rules for resisting authoritarianism

473

1338 || what to expect from an authoritarian regime

474

1337 || for the doomers

475

1336 || a paradise built in hell (part II)

476

1335 || paradise built in hell

477

1334 || debunking the myth of post-disaster chaos

478

1333 || hypernormalization

479

1332 || responding to the dystopian reality

480

1331 || the dystopia is already here

481

1330 || "convenient" isn't always good

482

1329 || filling your cup IN community

483

1328 || true community is inconvenient, too.

484

1327 || true friendship is inconvenient

485

1326 || tyranny of the ideal woman (part two)

486

1325 || the tyranny of the ideal woman

487

1324 || slow living as a resolution

488

1323 || the best advice of 2024 (part 3)

489

1322 || the best advice of 2024 (part 2)

490

1321 || the best advice of 2024

491

1320 || advice article from 2024

492

1319 || Best advice from the last year (2023) || patreon

493

1318 || use your fancy equipment (and take care of it)

494

1317 || brain plasticity (re-release)

495

1316 || favors for future me (re-release)

496

1315 || conflict resolution highlights

497

1314 || inner voice check (re-release)

498

1313 || perfectionism is the enemy

499

1312 || so many possibilities so little time

500

1311 || digging holes (a re-release)

501

1310 || food is my passion (so why do I struggle with it?)

502

1309 || always go to the funeral

503

1308 || to quit or not to quit

504

1307 || rules for radicals

505

1306 || buying a lifestyle

506

1305 || just a little movement can help your brain

507

1304 || exercise for your brain

508

1303 || dopamine dressing

509

1302 || ethical contradictions

510

1301 || intro to ethics

511

1300 || Keep Hope Alive by Ayesha Khan (revisited)

512

1299 || sponge cities

513

1298 || the right to swing your fist

514

1297 || the tolerance paradox

515

1296 || what's really getting me through it

516

1295 || coping tools vs. weapons

517

1294 || a break from politics

518

1293 || make amazon pay day

519

1292 || contextualized history of thanksgiving

520

1291 || reframing violent rhetoric

521

1290 || backfire method in action

522

1289 || backfire tactics

523

1288 || reveal, redeem, reframe, redirect, resist

524

1287 || hope guide to resisting political violence

525

1286 || stay engaged

526

1285 || an activist's take on all this

527

1284 || waging nonviolent resistance

528

re-release - reprioritizing survival mode

529

re-release - core beliefs

530

1283 || grounding yourself for a Trump presidency

531

1282 || staying grounded in a Trump win

532

1281 || more grounding strategies

533

1280 || ways to feel grounded

534

1279 || new wave of movements

535

1278 || the first step

536

1277 || the glass cliff + election anger

537

1276 || election hangover

538

1275 || build + broaden positive emotions

539

1274 || escaping doom spirals

540

1273 || dealing with a thought spiral

541

1272 || negative thought spirals

542

1271 || final thoughts on hope for cynics || patreon

543

1270 || creative maladjustment || hope for cynics 9

544

1269 || peace vs. justice || hope for cynics

545

1268 || disagree better || hope for cynics || 7

546

1267 || trust is created, not earned || hope for cynics || day 7

547

1266 || hope for cynics (day 5)

548

1265 || hope for cynics (day 4)

549

1264 || hope for cynics (part 3)

550

1263 || hope for cynics (part 2)

551

1262 || hope for cynics

552

1261 || habits to bridge gaps (2)

553

1260 || habits to help bridge gaps

554

1259 || the HEAR technique to bridge gaps

555

1258 || final thoughts on grief

556

1257 || grief is emotional chaos

557

1256 || how grief affects our neural pathways

558

1255 || dealing with grief (the science)

559

1254 || dealing with decision fatigue

560

1253 || regret from a life not lived

561

1252 || escaping survival mode (revisited)

562

1251 || we're all traumatized (revisited)

563

1250 || burning out + tapping out

564

1248 || fighting dread + doom + gloom

565

1245 || anti-ideological activism

566

1244 || hope in the dark

567

1243 || victory is the journey

568

1242 || comedic alternatives to history

569

1241 || joy in resistance

570

1240 || peace movements + their butterfly effect

571

1239 || hope in despair

572

1238 || hope in the dark (via Rebecca Solnit)

573

1237 || what we can do about the climate emergency

574

1236 || where to start (saving the planet)

575

1235 || how to save the planet

576

1233 || seeking interdependence

577

1232 || external validation

578

1231 || how to be sillier

579

1230 || the philosophy of silliness

580

1229 || let's get silly

581

1228 || 5 pillars of mindfulness

582

1227 || how to make friends (if you're awkward)

583

1226 || confidence building theories

584

1225 || do you even know how to be happy? (revisted)

585

1224 || debating hacks (how to diffuse an argument)

586

1223 || how to reason with the unreasonable

587

1222 || active in love + happiness

588

1221 || reasoning with the unreasonable

589

1220 || love is so scary

590

1219 || the social withdrawal cycle

591

1218 || loneliness is bigger than we thought

592

1217 || i'm lonely (and it isn't really my fault)

593

1216 || Nietzsche was onto something here

594

1215 || a little rant (about stoics)

595

1214 || cosmetic procedures || bonus episode!!!

596

1213 || critiquing the stoics

597

1212 || only the strong go crazy

598

1211 || staying hopeful (emergent strategy)

599

1210 || when it feels bad to feel good

600

1209 || questioning your thoughts

601

1208 || cognitive behavioral therapy 101

602

1207 || how to build self awareness using time travel (revisited)

603

1206 || there is good stuff all around you

604

1205 || contradictory feelings of returning home

605

1204 || learning to dance with the chaos

606

1203 || life is absurd

607

1202 || moving out + breaking down

608

1201 || conspiracy thinking

609

1200 || conspiracy theories

610

1199 || taking life too seriously is goofy

611

1198 || our guts + our mental health

612

1197 || social constructionism

613

1196 || fostering hope

614

1195 || motivation rewind

615

1194 || collective power is all around

616

1193 || fear of happiness

617

1192|| project 2025 intro

618

1191 || Plant Awareness Deficiency

619

1190 || time flies when we're doing more

620

1189 || avoidance in relationships

621

1188 || intuition

622

1187 || Highly Sensitive Kid

623

1186 || benevolent childhood experiences

624

1185 || making peace with your past self

625

1184 || reframing survival mode

626

1183 || a pep talk for the hopeless

627

1182 || how I deal with my suicidal thoughts

628

1181 || my solution to overplanning

629

1180 || resetting after a rot session

630

1179 || disassociation

631

1178 || how to do nothing

632

1177 || field guide to rotting (how to disconnect with intention)

633

1176 || sphere of influence vs. radius of awareness

634

1175 || the purpose of life is...

635

1174 || low power mode (revisited)

636

1173 || escaping the riptide of despair: patreon preview

637

1172 || keeping hope alive (a la Ayesha Khan - Cosmic Anarchy)

638

1171 || the four horsemen of social change

639

1169 || power structures + how to claim yours

640

1168 || power from the commons

641

1167 || authenticity + sense of self || rerelease

642

1166 || intentional happiness || rerelease

643

1164 || the power of persuasion

644

1163 || connecting through gift giving

645

1162 || fighting the powers that be (and winning)

646

1161 || deescalating conflict + a little Deepak Chopra

647

1160 || the ethics of wealth || patreon

648

1160 || the ethics of wealth

649

1159 || anti-capitalism 101

650

1158 || ban the billionaires

651

1157 || post-scarcity society || patreon

652

1157 || post-scarcity society

653

1156 || deepfakes and ai deception

654

1155 || Henry David Thoreau: Civil Disobedience

655

1154 || civil disobedience

656

1153 || anhedonia + a lack of support

657

1152 || if you're not depressed are you paying attention?

658

1151 || pity the teens

659

1150 || red pill

660

1149 || the manosphere

661

1148 || femininity is a performance

662

1147 || beauty is in the eye of the beholder

663

1146 || misery is profitable

664

1145 || invisible work

665

1144 || lessening the mental load

666

1143 || resisting tyranny

667

1142 || The 4B movement || Part 2

668

1141 || the 4B movement

669

1140 || boundary setting paradox

670

1140 || boundary setting paradox || patreon

671

1139 || people pleasers || day 23 revisited

672

1139 || people pleasers || day 23 revisited || patreon

673

1138 || perception of time || day 22 revisited

674

1137 || perspective of control || day 21 revisited

675

1136 || screentime check

676

1135 || finale - the artist's way

677

1135 || finale - the artist's way || patreon

678

1134 || week 12 || the artist's way

679

1133 || week 11 + week 12 || the artist's way

680

1132 || week 11 || prestige is silly || the artist's way

681

1131 || week 11 || a sense of autonomy || the artist's way

682

1130 || week 10 || competition + tasks || the artist's way

683

1129 || week 10 || workaholism is a block || the artist's way || patreon

684

1129 || week 10 || workaholism is a block || the artist's way

685

1128 || week 10 || toxic avoidance (workaholism) || the artist's way

686

1127 || week 9 finale || the artist's way

687

1126 || you're not lazy, you're blocked || the artist's way || week 9

688

1125 || tiny steps make real progress || week 8 - the artist's way

689

1124 || it's not too late || the artist's way || week 8

690

1123 || reframing loss || week 8 || the artist's way ||

691

1122 || tasks || week 7 || sense of connection || the artist's way

692

1121 || week 7 || sense of connection || the artist's way

693

1120 || week 6 || the tasks || the artist's way

694

1119 || week 6 || abundance || the artist's way

695

1118 || week 6 || luxury || the artist's way

696

1117 || week 5 || tasks || the artist's way

697

1116 || sense of possibility || week 5 || the artist's way

698

1114 || week 4 || recovering a sense of integrity || the artist's way || patreon

699

1115 || week 4 tasks || reading deprivation || the artist's way

700

1114 || week 4 || recovering a sense of integrity || the artist's way

701

1113 || tasks to recover a sense of power || week 3 || the artists way

702

1112 || week 3 || baby yourself || The Artist's Way

703

1111 || week 3 || the artist's way || recovering a sense of power

704

1111 || week 3 || the artist's way || recovering a sense of power || patreon

705

1110 || recovering a sense of identity || week 2 tasks || artist's way

706

1109 || recovering a sense of identity || week 2 || artist's way

707

1108 || unlocking our shadow artist || recovering a sense of safety || week 1 || artist's way

708

1107 || unlocking our shadow artist || recovering a sense of safety || week 1 || artist's way

709

1106 || The Artist's Way || FAQ's

710

1105 || a ramble about artist's dates

711

1104 || defusing counterwill

712

1103 || Attention is a NEED || Book Club a la Gabor Maté

713

1103 || Attention is a NEED || Book Club a la Gabor Maté || patreon

714

1102 || i'm back (and discussing Gabor Maté's "Scattered Minds")!

715

1101 || beautiful trouble

716

1100 || good news round-up

717

1099 || hunker in a bunker or build a community

718

1098 || digging out of a metaphorical whole (with gusto)

719

1097 || billionaire bunkers + doomsday fears

720

1096 || other half nonsense

721

1095 || embracing ambiguity

722

1094 || hack your routine + improve your life

723

1093 || heroism is helping with the dishes

724

1092 || pep talk hotline re-release

725

1091 || culture jamming

726

1090 || the final history lesson

727

1089 || Lewis Howard Latimer's Inventions

728

1088 || Lewis Howard Latimer

729

1087 || Are Prisons Obsolete? || Angela Davis || Book Club

730

1086 || Angela Davis || Prison Reform

731

1085 || Angela Davis || recent interview highlights

732

1084 || Free Angela || Larry Saunders

733

1083 || Angela Davis: Cultural Icon

734

1082 || Angela Davis: Radical

735

1081 || Angela Davis: Badass

736

1080 || Maya Angelou Affirmations (most banger quotes)

737

1079 || the poetic analysis of Maya Angelou

738

1078 || "On the Pulse of Morning"

739

1077 || a lil Maya Angelou moment

740

1076 || where to start with Baldwin work

741

1075 || Baldwin vs. Buckley

742

1074 || James Baldwin's Pin Drop Speech

743

1073 || James Baldwin

744

1072 || new social studies standards

745

1071 || alienation + bowling alone

746

1070 || feeling alienated?

747

1069 || third spaces

748

1068 || growth || the artist's way || week 3

749

1067 || artist's way || week 3 day 2

750

1066 || the artist's way || week 3

751

1065 || pull back and process

752

1064 || emotional avoidance

753

1063 || self awareness without self consciousness

754

1062 || revisiting tools during low power mode

755

1061 || revisiting low power mode

756

1060 || revisiting reprioritization

757

1059 || we're all just middle managers

758

1058 || the labor movement

759

1057 || ceasefire-now.com

760

1056 || burnout + 4 stages of a task

761

1055 || perspective check || "momfluencer" culture + rage bait

762

1054 || the loneliness habit

763

1053 || apes + mistakes

764

1052 || bonobos (biology)

765

1051 || bonobo culture

766

1050 || bonobos + chimps || a conspiracy theory

767

1049 || artists way: week 2 || going sane

768

1048 || the artists way: week 2 : going sane

769

1047 || news from The Hague

770

1046 || pigeons

771

1045 || hopeful options

772

1044 || hope theory

773

1043 || book club || I who have never known men

774

1042 || existential ennui

775

1041 || a compiled compilation

776

1040 || pep talk for sad friends compilation

777

1039 || ultimate self care guide w/Behind The Silk

778

1038 || a bit of advice

779

1037 || stop intellectualizing + create something

780

1036 || redefining profits

781

1035 || your resolutions, revolutionized

782

1034 || the artists way: recovering a sense of self

783

1033 || artists way week 1

784

1032 || the artist's way

785

1031 || red herring

786

1030 || pinching pennies (final hacks)

787

1029 || pinch pennies with community

788

1028 || penny pinching

789

1027 || hope is liberation (wokescientist)

790

1026 || how to make work suck less

791

1025 || collectivism at work

792

1024 || polyvagal theory

793

1023 || getting started vs. endless planning

794

1022 || Seasonal Affective Disorder isn't real????

795

1021 || the compilation episode

796

1020 || winter blues

797

1019 || the power of a guild

798

1018 || change + embracing the margins || permaculture

799

1017 || zoom out, integrate, slow down || permaculture

800

1016 || observe + adjust || permaculture II

801

1015 || permaculture principles + what we can learn from them

802

1014 || blue sky thinking

803

1013 || liberated by authenticity

804

1012 || imagination vs. memory

805

1011 || time traveling sense of self

806

1010 || curiouser and curiouser

807

1009 || curiosity practice

808

1008 || choosing joy

809

1007 || comfortable discomfort

810

1006 || find time to play

811

1005 || happiness is chosen

812

1004 || happiness practice

813

1003 || boredom in relationships

814

1002 || boredom *preview*

815

1001 || making stress your friend

816

1000 || embracing blank space

817

999 || changing your brain

818

998 || identity of future you

819

997 || science on future you

820

996 || actionable optimism

821

995 || ok, doomer

822

994 || phone anxiety

823

993 || the 3 branches of government

824

992 || does calling my rep really do anything?

825

991 || hold on to let go

826

990 || radical compassion towards madness

827

989 || how to go mad without losing your mind

828

988 || final thoughts on learning a new language

829

987 || hacks for learning español

830

986 || learn like a kid

831

985 || it's not a chore

832

984 || when learning

833

982 || do less, better || re-release

834

981 || getting started || re-release

835

980 || expect the curveball || re-release

836

979|| reassurance reassurance || re-release

837

978 || the purpose is you || re-release

838

977 || being kind vs being nice || re-release

839

976 || inspiration to get outside

840

975 || fun fact compilation

841

974 || I'm in Guatemala

842

973 || brain atlas discovery

843

972 || consequentialism - wait for it...

844

971 || escape the corset

845

970 || icelandic women's strike

846

969 || media literacy class

847

968 || nonviolent resistance

848

967 || the red deal

849

966 || optimism bias

850

965 || expert walks

851

964 || individuals CAN help + this is how || book club || Mikaela Loach

852

963 || feeling like a dumbass

853

962 || black swan theory

854

961 || meaning of life

855

960 || push the rock + learn to love it || absurdism

856

959 || make your own meaning || life is absurd

857

958 || reasons to be an optimist

858

957 || a case for optimism || anti-apocalypse

859

956 || don't pick a lane (pick an umbrella)

860

955 || facebook clickbait + surveillance capitalism

861

954 || how to escape the rat box

862

953 || "skinner box"

863

952 || predatory apps + ads rant

864

951 || easterlin paradox

865

950 || how to "just do it" || strategies to overcome executive dysfunction

866

949 || Cleese on creativity

867

948 || modern day witch hunt

868

947 || practical magic

869

946 || fighting for crumbs || book club

870

945 || all or nothing || (every dollar isn't a vote?) || book club

871

944 || you are literally starstuff

872

943 || never split the difference || book club

873

942 || are we lazy or are we just tired?

874

941 || citizens unite || book club

875

940 || revolutions are real || book club

876

939 || it's not that radical || "whiteness" || book club

877

938 || its not that radical || reparations || book club

878

937 || climate optimism || it's not that radical || book club

879

936 || what is land back?

880

935 || it's not that radical || land back || book club

881

934 || personal rant on mindfulness while depressed

882

932 ||it's not that radical || language || book club

883

931 || it's not that radical (book club)

884

930 || koala news || Patreon

885

929 || friendships in adulthood

886

928 || adult friendship + playtime

887

927 || exercise sucks (and that's okay)

888

926 || embracing the fluidity of time

889

925 || learn to listen to your body

890

924 || shift in perspective

891

923 || filling your own cup

892

922 || shift the overton window

893

921 || the overton window

894

920 || lobbying (for dummies)

895

919 || intentional alone time

896

918 || forgiveness (a practice)

897

917 || you are not broken!!!

898

916 || fluent in energy

899

915 || machines recharge (+ you should too)

900

914 || meditation observation

901

913 || is your inner voice a dick?

902

912 || haters gonna hate

903

911 || the responsibility of trauma

904

910 || getting comfortable with anxiety

905

909 || comfort zones (updated)

906

908 || indulgences || day 8 (remastered)

907

908 || indulgences || day 8 (remastered) || patreon

908

907 || lifelong fans || day 7 (remastered)

909

906 || time > money || day 6 (remastered)

910

905 || habit building is tough || day 5 (remastered)

911

904 || momentum || day 4 (remastered)

912

903 || main character energy || day 3 (remastered)

913

902 || life ain't linear || day 2 (remastered)

914

901 || why make our bed? || day 1 (remastered) || patreon

915

900 || can you believe it!?

916

899 || guide to the good life finalė

917

898 || guide to a good life (starring: aristotle)

918

897 || culture of napping

919

896 || quotes on climate fury

920

895 || climate anger

921

894 || Margaret Mead

922

893 || adhd basic tips + pep talk

923

892 || a few adhd "hacks"

924

891 || a few adhd studies

925

890 || rewriting rules

926

889 || assumption soup

927

888 || a core beliefs filter

928

887 || dealing with intentional incompetence

929

886 || discussing emotional labor finale

930

885 || how to talk about it

931

884 || fair play method

932

883 || balancing the worry gap || patreon

933

883 || balancing the worry gap

934

882 || worry work

935

881 || baader meinhoff phenomenon

936

880 || mental load

937

879 || real talk || body image

938

878 || shifting society || quiet quitting

939

877 || shifting society || toxic work culture

940

876 || shifting society || decentering work

941

875 || shifting society || work sucks

942

874 || slippery slope arguments

943

873 || common fallacies (a la carl sagan)

944

872 || critical thinking guidelines (a la carl sagan)

945

871 || feminist barbie

946

870 || science barbie

947

869 || the history of barbie

948

868 || support the strike

949

867 || hollywood union

950

867 || hollywood union || patreon

951

866 || curb cut effect

952

865 || the bright side of the tantrum

953

864 || extinction burst

954

863 || taking off the mask

955

862 || was i annoying?

956

861 || future optimism || how to start the degrowth

957

860 || future optimism || degrowth II

958

859 || future optimism || degrowth

959

858 || focus music II

960

857 || focus music

961

856 || clear to neutral

962

855 || diy metabolism

963

854 || coffee naps

964

853 || RE-RELEASE || how to get started

965

852 || Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

966

851 || common rebuttals to a homophobe

967

850 || Sex Ed || class is in session

968

849 || why pride

969

848 || internalized homophobia

970

847 || pride was a riot || stonewall

971

846 || bell hooks all about love

972

845 || reality check finale

973

844 || reality check || sine wave speech

974

843 || reality check || illusions

975

842 || reality check || perception

976

841 || procrastination station

977

840 || tackling tasks || final methods

978

839 || tackling tasks || GTD method

979

838 || tackling tasks || the pep talk

980

837 || tackling tasks || prioritization tactics

981

836 || tackling tasks || getting unstuck

982

835 || tackling tasks || the RAN strategy

983

834 || community in the comments

984

833 || maturity signals || THE FINALE

985

832 || exercises to detach

986

831 || apparently I internalize

987

830 || internalizer vs externalizer

988

829 || enmeshment

989

828 || more symptoms

990

827 || symptoms of emotional immaturity

991

826 || emotionally immaturity in our parents

992

825 || children of emotionally immature adults

993

824 || go with the flow

994

823 || chill AF but seething inside

995

822 || online dating guidelines

996

821 || let it be awkward

997

820 || taskmaster

998

819 || signs it's time to reconnect with your past

999

818 || wounds from the past

1000

817 || skills checklist quiz