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Make Your Damn Bed — 1000 episodes
1828 || the thinking trap
1827 || cognitive misers
1826 || how to forgive (what the science says)
1825 || morality is flexible, actually
1824 || the key to self respect
1823 || on self respect
1822 || forgiveness is a skill
1821 || forgiveness for selfish reasons
1820 || premature compassion is avoidance
1819 || the self-awareness paradox
1818 || apologies vs. repair
1817 || forgiveness is complicated
1816 || trust your wings
1815 || access the self
1814 || your true self
1813 || Internal Family Systems How To
part 2 friction is valuable
friction is valuable
1812 || Internal Family Systems
1811 || no bad parts
1810 || vary some variables
1809 || choosing your flavor of regret
1808 || travel shatters the illusions
1807 || recalibrate for true motivation that works
1806 || practical guide: dealing with heartbreak 2
1805 || practical guide: dealing with heartbreak
1804 || you're a tree, not a billboard
1803 || identity shift first, take action second
1802 || learning to love future me
1801 || goal getting 101 || part 2
1800 || goal getting 101
1799 || ready is a choice not a feeling
1798 || your body isn't a temple
1797 || taking up the space that pain once lived
1796 || I am the ocean
sunk costs in relationships 2
sunk costs in relationships
1793 || being chosen isn't evidence of anything
1792 || romanticize your own company
1791 || self neglect didn't make me more lovable
1790 || empathy without boundaries
1789 || relationships are spaces for us to breathe
1788: self abandonment in relationships
1787: my rules for surviving a breakup
my tea is scalding: final chapter (the wedding)
my tea is scalding: chapter 9 (the coyote returns)
my tea is scalding: chapter 8 (more explicit details)
my tea is scalding: chapter 7 (the explicit details)
my tea is scalding: chapter 6 (the coyote: a cosmic trickster)
my tea is scalding: chapter 5 (car wash)
my tea is scalding: chapter 4 (the math ain't mathing)
my tea is scalding: chapter 3 (money problems)
my tea is scalding: chapter 2 (the cracks)
my tea is scalding: chapter 1 (the foundation)
1776 || the default setting doesn't show the full picture
1775 || this is water
becoming a better manager
1774 || the power of "good enough"
1773 || exploit your own margins
1772 || protection in the margins
1771 || dictatorship of capital
1770 || the harsh reality
1769 || a reasonable response to an unreasonable request
1768 || there is a third option
1767 || contemplate AND participate
1766 || escape-in-place
1765 || matriarchy is for everyone
1764 || matriarchy isn't reverse patriarchy
1763 || the politics of utopia
1762 || we are nature + that can save us || imagine a better system
1761 || time banks + mutual exchange || imagine a better system
1760 || community supported agriculture
1759 || productivity as maintenance + sustainability
1758 || time for what we will
1757 || deep listening for attunement
1756 || the usefulness of uselessness
1755 || the goal is extraction
1754 || judge your options not your choice
1753 || abandon hope, embrace action
1752 || control the vessel, not the ocean
1751 || shared leisure + communal rhythm
1750 || stay on the bus + prioritize stillness
1749 || stop reading for profit and partying for connections
1748 || not committing is a commitment
1747 || slow down, you're doing fine
1746 || the efficiency trap
1745 || “how chill can I be while I do this?"
1744 || your sign to do some arts + crafts (and go play)
1743 || when to stop analyzing
1742 || future rehearsals
1741 || take back the wheel
1740 || practice not getting swept up
1739 || ride the wave
1738 || when discomfort feels impossible
1737 || distress intolerance
1736 || when your nervous system gets interrupted
1735 || somatic exercise
1734 || escaping a shame spiral
1733 || healthy shame is not a threat
1732 || authenticity is a practice, not a discovery || heal the shame that binds you
1731 || love yourself unconditionally || heal the shame that binds you
1730 || decenter your mistakes || heal the shame that binds
1729 || making mistakes doesn't mean you are one
1728 || positive brainwashing || healing the shame that binds you
1727 || common thought distortions
1726 || grief work || healing the shame that binds you
1725 || set your own anchor + ride the wave
1724 || delayed grief || healing the shame that binds you
1723 || connection is the antidote || healing the shame that binds you
1722 || you gotta feel it to heal it || healing the shame that binds you
1721 || when the emotion becomes addictive || healing the shame that binds you
1720 || our culture of shame || healing the shame that binds you
1719 || shame spirals
1718 || generational shame || book club
1717 || when shame is a demon || book club
1716 || book club || healing the shame that binds you
1715 || regular shame vs. toxic shame
1714 || "thawing out" from a freeze state
1713 || imperfect action > inaction
1711 || why the war
1712 || keep me kind
1710 || bell hooks || men aren't the enemy
1709 || bell hooks || patriarchy isn't funny
1708 || bell hooks on understanding patriarchy
1707 || stop assuming "it" is inevitable
1706 || tortoise at the mayfly party
1705 || stop running from the feeling
1704 || the f.e.a.r. technique
1703 || sitting with the shit
1702 || feeling your feelings
1701 || ease the transition to a better world
1700 || beg change from a world that needs some
1699 || PRIMING || find your red balloon
1698 || PRIMING || dynamic pricing
1697 || PRIMING || the different forms
1696 || PRIMING || the mere exposure effect
1695 || PRIMING || the nudges that influence us
1694 || a new secret type of shame + how to deal with it
1693 || you don't have to read them
1692 || culture and the epstein files
1691 || working class uprisings are as american as apple pie
1690 || action is the antidote to despair
1690 || how to ground yourself when the ground is on fire
1689 || what's next? idk.
1688 || reclaim what you care about
1687 || they lack imagination
1686 || it's not useless, but it's not everything
1686 || tip of the iceberg
1684 || they're watching all of us
1683 || who polices the police?
1682 || ICE + the depravity of undermining democracy
1681 || the cold hard truth about ice
1680 || morals over metrics
1679 || the rat problem
1678 || humane tech is out there
1677 || when the system is the problem
1676 || the other half of the battle
1675 || how the funhouse mirror works
1674 || the guilt gap: watching tv vs. scrolling social media
1673 || the internet is a funhouse mirror
1672 || persuasive technology
1671 || attention economy
1670 || what does machiavellian actually mean?
1669 || when reality is up for debate
1668 || Until death, failure is psychological.
1667 || I'm not scared of dying, I'm afraid of not living.
1666 || death is the room, not the elephant
1665 || how to not fear your death
1664 || social media brings out our worst
1666 || an online AYCE buffet, what are you eating?
1665 || what if the act of "choosing" is enough
1661 || being "above" it, means being apart from it.
1660 || surveillance makes us docile
1659 || psychic burden of being surveilled
1659 || personal panopticon
1658 || personal system assessment
1657 || the year you give yourself a chance
1656 || controlled demolition
1655 || no shame new years
1654 || science news around a meaningful life
1653 || it's not a debate
1652 || when faith is more valuable than reason
1651 || elenchus
1650 || neutralizing language helps
1649 || embrace the silences
1648 || faith isn't enough
1647 || the inner work required to bridge a connection
1646 || "bridging our differences" isn't for everyone
1645 || street epistemology
1644 || highly sensitive + trying not to lose that
1643 || how's your scholastic disposition?
1642 || frustration tolerance
1641 || how to deal with the constant flow of negative news
1640 || live for the next cup of tea
1639 || 10 ways to connect to your purpose
you're not running late (rerelease)
the end result of chronic stress (re-release)
1638 || breaking up with your phone
1637 || how to stop scrolling so damn much
1636 || dopamine detoxes are useless
1635 || it really is these damn phones
1634 || when nothing sounds fun anymore
1633 || analyzing the fun out of it
1632 || allergic to wondering
1631 || are you becoming the morality police?
1630 || the swiss cheese method
1629 || shifting from apathy to agency
1628 || shifting from a cycle of cynicism to a cycle of hope
1627 || but we're all so cynical
1626 || time worship
1625 || one must imagine sisyphus happy
1624 || longtermism
1623 || what to talk about, after the arguing (the nuclear waste problem)
1622 || the limiting nature of overthinking
1621 || finding purpose at an all you can eat buffet
1620 || self absorbed vs. self aware
1619 || stop overthinking yourself
1618 || we’re in a self-objectification crisis
1617 || if your screen is your kingdom
1616 || how to do hard things
1615 || the hot stove conundrum
1614 || how to do a cost/benefit analysis on your habits
1613 || running from your shadow makes it bigger
1612 || the great unraveling
1611 || are we blaming the wrong guy?
1610 || break some rules for justice
1609 || how do you know?
1608 || when rules are meant to be broken
1606 || buck what society says
1605 || habit hacking
1604 || old dog, new tricks
1603 || repetition (for good vs. evil)
1602 || satisfaction vs. pleasure
1601 || urge surfing
1600 || broke, but connected
1599 || becoming less reactive
1598 || a few more brain hacks
1597 || easy brain hacks
1596 || your brain is play-doh
1595 || brains are lazy, we are not
1594 || dropping the cognitive load
1593 || parenting yourself with love + logic
1592 || consulting with love + logic
1591 || micromanager vs. drill sargent
1590 || tools for skeptical thinking || throwback
1589 || the list for getting unstuck || throwback
1588 || why learning sucks
1587 || a silly + true teacher story
1586 || some of my teacher stories || birthday episode
1585 || dirt in a cog
1584 || the next best choice
1583 || tactical frivolity (joy is our way out)
1582 || mental gymnastics (and how to stop)
1581 || analysis paralysis
1580 || contrast effect
1579 || omission bias
1578 || different versions of negativity bias
1577 || how the brain copes with too much information
1576 || frictionless leads to swaglessness
1575 || our frictionless society
1574 || there is a better way forward
1573 || inside you are two wolves
1572 || the life audit
1571 || in the zone (where even winning is a distraction)
1570 || state sponsored disinformation
1569 || alive internet theory
1568 || are ads inescapable?
1567 || gamergate + why it matters
1566 || the ideology of consumerism
1565 || finally back from the depths of despair
1564 || identity = consumerism
1563 || prosperity gospel
1562 || prosperity gospel (the church of consumerism)
1561 || to have or to be?
1560 || the two definitions of consumerism
1559 || history of consumerism + why it matters
1558 || kayfabe economy
1557 || reducing shame around ethical consumption
1556 || how supermarkets rewired the planet
1555 || culture = consumerism
1554 || murder of the middle class + cult of consumerism
1553 || wheel of awareness (rerelease)
1552 || a better option than capitalism
1551 || alternatives to capitalism
1550 || envisioning a better system
1549 || the hard truth about America
1548 || leaving my own pity party (NEW)
1547 || the meaning of life (fan fave)
1546 || how to finish tasks (rerelease)
1545 || what if society was good, actually? (fan favorite episode)
1545 || the drone of the magic around you (fan favorite episode)
1544 || true feminism is intersectional
1543 || choice feminism
1542 || research for fun
1541 || guilt is good, actually?
1540 || some relationship advice
1539 || how to escape an awkward conversations
1538 || the final points of connection we all need
1537 || the points of connection we all need
1536 || finding support in difficult times
1535 || how to actually respond (the conclusion)
1534 || antagonists gonna antagonize
1533 || how to create an open + tolerant society
1532 || why you can't argue with a BFA
1531 || discipline vs. devotion || a special patreon preview
1530 || brandolini's law
1529 || the how + why of bad faith actors
1528 || Defining "bad faith actors"
1527 || my fight with a bigot (a true story)
1526 || the problem with tragic optimism
1525 || the case for tragic optimism
1524 || filling the "hole"
1523 || becoming optimistic using the ABCDE method
1522 || learned optimism
1521 || why don't I remember my childhood?
1520 || shame, cringe, + the fear of being perceived.
1519 || the "value" of nature part 2
1518 || the "value" of nature
1517 || escaping the "skinner box"
1516 || revisiting the "skinner box"
1515 || mixed emotions are worse than negative ones
1514 || you don't really look like that
1513 || self care in trying times (finale)
1512 || self care in trying times
1511 || engaging ethically with AI
1510 || AI's full list of downsides
1509 || The Downsides to ChatGPT + AI
1508 || the downfall of ChatGPT
1507 || "livable wage" is a violent phrase
1506 || Zohran Mamdani
consequentialism - wait for it
the authoritarian playbook
hyper-normalization
returning home
stop intellectualizing everything + create something
1500 || resisting the persuasion of reciprocity
power under + how to find yours
hurry sickness
save the planet (a practical guide)
contradictory feelings of hope + hopelessness
democratic socialism vs. socialism
staying hopeful in the unknown
the two VERY different definitions
core belief filter (re-release)
why are people scared of socialism?
propaganda is actually everywhere
the awareness wheel (re-relelase)
how's the resistance doing?
my thoughts on the escalation
freaking out about WWIII?
if it makes you happy (a re-release)
other your inner voice || re-release
save the work for the work (a re-release)
32: my rant at the school board
31: fighting florida's book ban crisis
30: the protests are working
29: hope after the protest
28: a lil hope for the protest
27: the heart of the matter
26: the optics of the american flag
25: are we in the success stage now?
24: continuing success
23: the pitfalls of success
22: what success looks like
21: overcoming disempowerment
20: remember, you're not powerless.
19: the identity crisis of powerlessness
18: when a movement takes off
17: admit things aren't normal
16: WIN PUBLIC SENTIMENT
15 : SHIFT POWER (hearts, mind, and public support)
14: UNDERSTAND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
what can we do? || 13 : BUILD BETTER OPTIONS
what can we do? || 12 : stay engaged without getting overwhelmed
what can we do? || 11 : MICROREVOLUTIONS
what can we do? || 10 : TAKE ONE TINY ACTION
what can we do? || 9: GROUP ACTION PLAN
what can we do? || 8: START AN AFFINITY GROUP
what can we do? || 8: START AN AFFINITY GROUP || patreon
what can we do? || 7: MAKE POLITICAL VIOLENCE BACKFIRE
what can we do? || 6: COMBAT POLITICAL VIOLENCE
what can we do? || 5: UNDERSTAND POLITICAL VIOLENCE
what can we do? || 4: REFRAME POWER
what can we do? || 3: PICK A LANE
what can we do? || 2: ASSESS YOUR CONTROL
what can we do? || 1: REBUILD TRUST
1450 || promotion vs prevention mindset
1449 || how to resist demoralization
1448 || why "facts" don't seem to matter anymore
1447 || dissecting an interview with a KGB defector.
avoiding happiness (a re-release)
1446 || our biggest study about misinformation
1445 || disinformation vs. misinformation
1444 || art vs. entertainment
1443 || trad wife movement alternatives
1442 || the hidden meaning of the trad wife movement
1441 || revealing the scam of trad wife movement
1440 || the trad wife scam
1439 || manufactured insecurities +. face filters
1438 || "reality" tv isn't real + why that matters
1437 || reclaiming agency through dancing
1436 || dance as an anti-depressant
1436 || dance as an anti-depressant || patreon
1435 || the key to effective self care
1434 || the problem with self care
1433 || repost - passionate for food
1432 || the final "rules of thumb" for a good life
1431 || some good "rules of thumb"
1430 || philosophical shortcuts
1429 || philosophical razors
1428 || Silver Springs (The Fleetwood Finale)
1427 || stevie nicks + lindsay buckingham lore
1426 || A Deep Dive into Fleetwood Mac Lore (part 2)
1425 || A Deep Dive into Fleetwood Mac Lore (part 1)
1424 || "christian" grifters
1423 || 4 common stages of political evolution
1422 || strategies for breaking up with your phone
1421 || is it really phone addiction or just another unhealthy relationship
1420 || addressing screen hypnosis
1419 || time poverty
1418 || hurry sickness
1417 || resisting DARVO + how to change minds
1416 || common trolling tactics + how to deal with them
1416 || common trolling tactics + how to deal with them || patreon
1415 || troll tactics
1414 || learning when to disengage
1413 || collaborating with the enemy
1412 || a well designed life is based on the context
1411 || laziness does not exist
1410 || radical hope letters of love + dissent in dangerous times
1409 || protest alternatives
1408 || tear gas protocol
1407 || protest preparedness
1406 || whimsy and humor as resistance
1405 || manufacturing consent
1404 || sour grapes
1403 || the asch conformity experiments
1402 || library boards
1401 || history of the US public library
1400 || on tyranny (do not obey in advance)
1399 || purity culture
1398 || The Empathy Exams
1397 || Dana Fisher's Apocalyptic Optimism
1396 || backlash is a good thing, actually.
1396 || backlash is a good thing, actually || patreon
1395 || final thoughts on 2 cheers for anarchism
1394 || groupthink
1393 || anarchist calisthenics
1392 || 2 cheers for anarchism || PART 2
1391 || 2 cheers for anarchism!
1390 || indivisible's guide to democracy on the brink FINALE
1389 || indivisible's guide to protecting democracy
1389 || indivisible's guide to protecting democracy || patreon
1388 || keeping the faith in humanity
1387 || "people get ready" by rebecca solnit
1386 || on cooperation
1385 || tit for tat (the winning strategy)
1384 || the prisoner's dilemma
1383 || the twilight zone finale
1382 || rod serling + censorship (part II)
1381 || the twilight zone - rod serling || part I
1380 || "feeling like a punching bag" part II
1379 || on "feeling like a punching bag" - by kelly hayes
1378 || reclaiming agency
1378 || reclaiming agency || patreon
1377 || hopepunk isn't utopia
1376 || hopepunk
1375 || burnout refresh
1374 || what is a "wicked problem" + how do we solve them!?
1373 || expressive vs. instrumental resistance
1372 || essential self care
1371 || what can I do to fight the coup?
1370 || specific action suggestions to stop authoritarianism
1369 || pathways to stop authoritarianism
1368 || some simple ways to opt out
1367 || opting out
1366 || dysregulation as resistance
1365 || resistance motivation
1364 || CIA guide to simple sabotage
1363 || play: learning what comes naturally
1362 || a moving rant
1361 || low-stakes creativity
1360 || we are stronger than we think
1359 || breaking the doom scroll loop
1358 || moving day
1357 || trans allyship
1356 || meditations in an emergency (rebecca solnit)
1355 || Rebecca Solnit fan club
1354 || finding your herd
1353 || your overwhelm is the point
1352 || the white rose papers (leaflet 5 + 6)
1351 || the white rose papers (leaflet 4)
1350 || the white rose papers (leaflet 3)
1349 || the white rose papers (leaflet 2)
1348 || the white rose papers (leaflet 1)
1347 || hope (re-release)
1346 || mutual aid refresher
1345 || know your rights (immigration edition)
1344 || debunking myths about immigrants
1343 || the white rose campaign
1342 || 8 steps to manage eco-anxiety
1341 || changeable optimism against doomerism
1340 || what to know about the impending doom
1339 || rules for resisting authoritarianism
1338 || what to expect from an authoritarian regime
1337 || for the doomers
1336 || a paradise built in hell (part II)
1335 || paradise built in hell
1334 || debunking the myth of post-disaster chaos
1333 || hypernormalization
1332 || responding to the dystopian reality
1331 || the dystopia is already here
1330 || "convenient" isn't always good
1329 || filling your cup IN community
1328 || true community is inconvenient, too.
1327 || true friendship is inconvenient
1326 || tyranny of the ideal woman (part two)
1325 || the tyranny of the ideal woman
1324 || slow living as a resolution
1323 || the best advice of 2024 (part 3)
1322 || the best advice of 2024 (part 2)
1321 || the best advice of 2024
1320 || advice article from 2024
1319 || Best advice from the last year (2023) || patreon
1318 || use your fancy equipment (and take care of it)
1317 || brain plasticity (re-release)
1316 || favors for future me (re-release)
1315 || conflict resolution highlights
1314 || inner voice check (re-release)
1313 || perfectionism is the enemy
1312 || so many possibilities so little time
1311 || digging holes (a re-release)
1310 || food is my passion (so why do I struggle with it?)
1309 || always go to the funeral
1308 || to quit or not to quit
1307 || rules for radicals
1306 || buying a lifestyle
1305 || just a little movement can help your brain
1304 || exercise for your brain
1303 || dopamine dressing
1302 || ethical contradictions
1301 || intro to ethics
1300 || Keep Hope Alive by Ayesha Khan (revisited)
1299 || sponge cities
1298 || the right to swing your fist
1297 || the tolerance paradox
1296 || what's really getting me through it
1295 || coping tools vs. weapons
1294 || a break from politics
1293 || make amazon pay day
1292 || contextualized history of thanksgiving
1291 || reframing violent rhetoric
1290 || backfire method in action
1289 || backfire tactics
1288 || reveal, redeem, reframe, redirect, resist
1287 || hope guide to resisting political violence
1286 || stay engaged
1285 || an activist's take on all this
1284 || waging nonviolent resistance
re-release - reprioritizing survival mode
re-release - core beliefs
1283 || grounding yourself for a Trump presidency
1282 || staying grounded in a Trump win
1281 || more grounding strategies
1280 || ways to feel grounded
1279 || new wave of movements
1278 || the first step
1277 || the glass cliff + election anger
1276 || election hangover
1275 || build + broaden positive emotions
1274 || escaping doom spirals
1273 || dealing with a thought spiral
1272 || negative thought spirals
1271 || final thoughts on hope for cynics || patreon
1270 || creative maladjustment || hope for cynics 9
1269 || peace vs. justice || hope for cynics
1268 || disagree better || hope for cynics || 7
1267 || trust is created, not earned || hope for cynics || day 7
1266 || hope for cynics (day 5)
1265 || hope for cynics (day 4)
1264 || hope for cynics (part 3)
1263 || hope for cynics (part 2)
1262 || hope for cynics
1261 || habits to bridge gaps (2)
1260 || habits to help bridge gaps
1259 || the HEAR technique to bridge gaps
1258 || final thoughts on grief
1257 || grief is emotional chaos
1256 || how grief affects our neural pathways
1255 || dealing with grief (the science)
1254 || dealing with decision fatigue
1253 || regret from a life not lived
1252 || escaping survival mode (revisited)
1251 || we're all traumatized (revisited)
1250 || burning out + tapping out
1248 || fighting dread + doom + gloom
1245 || anti-ideological activism
1244 || hope in the dark
1243 || victory is the journey
1242 || comedic alternatives to history
1241 || joy in resistance
1240 || peace movements + their butterfly effect
1239 || hope in despair
1238 || hope in the dark (via Rebecca Solnit)
1237 || what we can do about the climate emergency
1236 || where to start (saving the planet)
1235 || how to save the planet
1233 || seeking interdependence
1232 || external validation
1231 || how to be sillier
1230 || the philosophy of silliness
1229 || let's get silly
1228 || 5 pillars of mindfulness
1227 || how to make friends (if you're awkward)
1226 || confidence building theories
1225 || do you even know how to be happy? (revisted)
1224 || debating hacks (how to diffuse an argument)
1223 || how to reason with the unreasonable
1222 || active in love + happiness
1221 || reasoning with the unreasonable
1220 || love is so scary
1219 || the social withdrawal cycle
1218 || loneliness is bigger than we thought
1217 || i'm lonely (and it isn't really my fault)
1216 || Nietzsche was onto something here
1215 || a little rant (about stoics)
1214 || cosmetic procedures || bonus episode!!!
1213 || critiquing the stoics
1212 || only the strong go crazy
1211 || staying hopeful (emergent strategy)
1210 || when it feels bad to feel good
1209 || questioning your thoughts
1208 || cognitive behavioral therapy 101
1207 || how to build self awareness using time travel (revisited)
1206 || there is good stuff all around you
1205 || contradictory feelings of returning home
1204 || learning to dance with the chaos
1203 || life is absurd
1202 || moving out + breaking down
1201 || conspiracy thinking
1200 || conspiracy theories
1199 || taking life too seriously is goofy
1198 || our guts + our mental health
1197 || social constructionism
1196 || fostering hope
1195 || motivation rewind
1194 || collective power is all around
1193 || fear of happiness
1192|| project 2025 intro
1191 || Plant Awareness Deficiency
1190 || time flies when we're doing more
1189 || avoidance in relationships
1188 || intuition
1187 || Highly Sensitive Kid
1186 || benevolent childhood experiences
1185 || making peace with your past self
1184 || reframing survival mode
1183 || a pep talk for the hopeless
1182 || how I deal with my suicidal thoughts
1181 || my solution to overplanning
1180 || resetting after a rot session
1179 || disassociation
1178 || how to do nothing
1177 || field guide to rotting (how to disconnect with intention)
1176 || sphere of influence vs. radius of awareness
1175 || the purpose of life is...
1174 || low power mode (revisited)
1173 || escaping the riptide of despair: patreon preview
1172 || keeping hope alive (a la Ayesha Khan - Cosmic Anarchy)
1171 || the four horsemen of social change
1169 || power structures + how to claim yours
1168 || power from the commons
1167 || authenticity + sense of self || rerelease
1166 || intentional happiness || rerelease
1164 || the power of persuasion
1163 || connecting through gift giving
1162 || fighting the powers that be (and winning)
1161 || deescalating conflict + a little Deepak Chopra
1160 || the ethics of wealth || patreon
1160 || the ethics of wealth
1159 || anti-capitalism 101
1158 || ban the billionaires
1157 || post-scarcity society || patreon
1157 || post-scarcity society
1156 || deepfakes and ai deception
1155 || Henry David Thoreau: Civil Disobedience
1154 || civil disobedience
1153 || anhedonia + a lack of support
1152 || if you're not depressed are you paying attention?
1151 || pity the teens
1150 || red pill
1149 || the manosphere
1148 || femininity is a performance
1147 || beauty is in the eye of the beholder
1146 || misery is profitable
1145 || invisible work
1144 || lessening the mental load
1143 || resisting tyranny
1142 || The 4B movement || Part 2
1141 || the 4B movement
1140 || boundary setting paradox
1140 || boundary setting paradox || patreon
1139 || people pleasers || day 23 revisited
1139 || people pleasers || day 23 revisited || patreon
1138 || perception of time || day 22 revisited
1137 || perspective of control || day 21 revisited
1136 || screentime check
1135 || finale - the artist's way
1135 || finale - the artist's way || patreon
1134 || week 12 || the artist's way
1133 || week 11 + week 12 || the artist's way
1132 || week 11 || prestige is silly || the artist's way
1131 || week 11 || a sense of autonomy || the artist's way
1130 || week 10 || competition + tasks || the artist's way
1129 || week 10 || workaholism is a block || the artist's way || patreon
1129 || week 10 || workaholism is a block || the artist's way
1128 || week 10 || toxic avoidance (workaholism) || the artist's way
1127 || week 9 finale || the artist's way
1126 || you're not lazy, you're blocked || the artist's way || week 9
1125 || tiny steps make real progress || week 8 - the artist's way
1124 || it's not too late || the artist's way || week 8
1123 || reframing loss || week 8 || the artist's way ||
1122 || tasks || week 7 || sense of connection || the artist's way
1121 || week 7 || sense of connection || the artist's way
1120 || week 6 || the tasks || the artist's way
1119 || week 6 || abundance || the artist's way
1118 || week 6 || luxury || the artist's way
1117 || week 5 || tasks || the artist's way
1116 || sense of possibility || week 5 || the artist's way
1114 || week 4 || recovering a sense of integrity || the artist's way || patreon
1115 || week 4 tasks || reading deprivation || the artist's way
1114 || week 4 || recovering a sense of integrity || the artist's way
1113 || tasks to recover a sense of power || week 3 || the artists way
1112 || week 3 || baby yourself || The Artist's Way
1111 || week 3 || the artist's way || recovering a sense of power
1111 || week 3 || the artist's way || recovering a sense of power || patreon
1110 || recovering a sense of identity || week 2 tasks || artist's way
1109 || recovering a sense of identity || week 2 || artist's way
1108 || unlocking our shadow artist || recovering a sense of safety || week 1 || artist's way
1107 || unlocking our shadow artist || recovering a sense of safety || week 1 || artist's way
1106 || The Artist's Way || FAQ's
1105 || a ramble about artist's dates
1104 || defusing counterwill
1103 || Attention is a NEED || Book Club a la Gabor Maté
1103 || Attention is a NEED || Book Club a la Gabor Maté || patreon
1102 || i'm back (and discussing Gabor Maté's "Scattered Minds")!
1101 || beautiful trouble
1100 || good news round-up
1099 || hunker in a bunker or build a community
1098 || digging out of a metaphorical whole (with gusto)
1097 || billionaire bunkers + doomsday fears
1096 || other half nonsense
1095 || embracing ambiguity
1094 || hack your routine + improve your life
1093 || heroism is helping with the dishes
1092 || pep talk hotline re-release
1091 || culture jamming
1090 || the final history lesson
1089 || Lewis Howard Latimer's Inventions
1088 || Lewis Howard Latimer
1087 || Are Prisons Obsolete? || Angela Davis || Book Club
1086 || Angela Davis || Prison Reform
1085 || Angela Davis || recent interview highlights
1084 || Free Angela || Larry Saunders
1083 || Angela Davis: Cultural Icon
1082 || Angela Davis: Radical
1081 || Angela Davis: Badass
1080 || Maya Angelou Affirmations (most banger quotes)
1079 || the poetic analysis of Maya Angelou
1078 || "On the Pulse of Morning"
1077 || a lil Maya Angelou moment
1076 || where to start with Baldwin work
1075 || Baldwin vs. Buckley
1074 || James Baldwin's Pin Drop Speech
1073 || James Baldwin
1072 || new social studies standards
1071 || alienation + bowling alone
1070 || feeling alienated?
1069 || third spaces
1068 || growth || the artist's way || week 3
1067 || artist's way || week 3 day 2
1066 || the artist's way || week 3
1065 || pull back and process
1064 || emotional avoidance
1063 || self awareness without self consciousness
1062 || revisiting tools during low power mode
1061 || revisiting low power mode
1060 || revisiting reprioritization
1059 || we're all just middle managers
1058 || the labor movement
1057 || ceasefire-now.com
1056 || burnout + 4 stages of a task
1055 || perspective check || "momfluencer" culture + rage bait
1054 || the loneliness habit
1053 || apes + mistakes
1052 || bonobos (biology)
1051 || bonobo culture
1050 || bonobos + chimps || a conspiracy theory
1049 || artists way: week 2 || going sane
1048 || the artists way: week 2 : going sane
1047 || news from The Hague
1046 || pigeons
1045 || hopeful options
1044 || hope theory
1043 || book club || I who have never known men
1042 || existential ennui
1041 || a compiled compilation
1040 || pep talk for sad friends compilation
1039 || ultimate self care guide w/Behind The Silk
1038 || a bit of advice
1037 || stop intellectualizing + create something
1036 || redefining profits
1035 || your resolutions, revolutionized
1034 || the artists way: recovering a sense of self
1033 || artists way week 1
1032 || the artist's way
1031 || red herring
1030 || pinching pennies (final hacks)
1029 || pinch pennies with community
1028 || penny pinching
1027 || hope is liberation (wokescientist)
1026 || how to make work suck less
1025 || collectivism at work
1024 || polyvagal theory
1023 || getting started vs. endless planning
1022 || Seasonal Affective Disorder isn't real????
1021 || the compilation episode
1020 || winter blues
1019 || the power of a guild
1018 || change + embracing the margins || permaculture
1017 || zoom out, integrate, slow down || permaculture
1016 || observe + adjust || permaculture II
1015 || permaculture principles + what we can learn from them
1014 || blue sky thinking
1013 || liberated by authenticity
1012 || imagination vs. memory
1011 || time traveling sense of self
1010 || curiouser and curiouser
1009 || curiosity practice
1008 || choosing joy
1007 || comfortable discomfort
1006 || find time to play
1005 || happiness is chosen
1004 || happiness practice
1003 || boredom in relationships
1002 || boredom *preview*
1001 || making stress your friend
1000 || embracing blank space
999 || changing your brain
998 || identity of future you
997 || science on future you
996 || actionable optimism
995 || ok, doomer
994 || phone anxiety
993 || the 3 branches of government
992 || does calling my rep really do anything?
991 || hold on to let go
990 || radical compassion towards madness
989 || how to go mad without losing your mind
988 || final thoughts on learning a new language
987 || hacks for learning español
986 || learn like a kid
985 || it's not a chore
984 || when learning
982 || do less, better || re-release
981 || getting started || re-release
980 || expect the curveball || re-release
979|| reassurance reassurance || re-release
978 || the purpose is you || re-release
977 || being kind vs being nice || re-release
976 || inspiration to get outside
975 || fun fact compilation
974 || I'm in Guatemala
973 || brain atlas discovery
972 || consequentialism - wait for it...
971 || escape the corset
970 || icelandic women's strike
969 || media literacy class
968 || nonviolent resistance
967 || the red deal
966 || optimism bias
965 || expert walks
964 || individuals CAN help + this is how || book club || Mikaela Loach
963 || feeling like a dumbass
962 || black swan theory
961 || meaning of life
960 || push the rock + learn to love it || absurdism
959 || make your own meaning || life is absurd
958 || reasons to be an optimist
957 || a case for optimism || anti-apocalypse
956 || don't pick a lane (pick an umbrella)
955 || facebook clickbait + surveillance capitalism
954 || how to escape the rat box
953 || "skinner box"
952 || predatory apps + ads rant
951 || easterlin paradox
950 || how to "just do it" || strategies to overcome executive dysfunction
949 || Cleese on creativity
948 || modern day witch hunt
947 || practical magic
946 || fighting for crumbs || book club
945 || all or nothing || (every dollar isn't a vote?) || book club
944 || you are literally starstuff
943 || never split the difference || book club
942 || are we lazy or are we just tired?
941 || citizens unite || book club
940 || revolutions are real || book club
939 || it's not that radical || "whiteness" || book club
938 || its not that radical || reparations || book club
937 || climate optimism || it's not that radical || book club
936 || what is land back?
935 || it's not that radical || land back || book club
934 || personal rant on mindfulness while depressed
932 ||it's not that radical || language || book club
931 || it's not that radical (book club)
930 || koala news || Patreon
929 || friendships in adulthood
928 || adult friendship + playtime
927 || exercise sucks (and that's okay)
926 || embracing the fluidity of time
925 || learn to listen to your body
924 || shift in perspective
923 || filling your own cup
922 || shift the overton window
921 || the overton window
920 || lobbying (for dummies)
919 || intentional alone time
918 || forgiveness (a practice)
917 || you are not broken!!!
916 || fluent in energy
915 || machines recharge (+ you should too)
914 || meditation observation
913 || is your inner voice a dick?
912 || haters gonna hate
911 || the responsibility of trauma
910 || getting comfortable with anxiety
909 || comfort zones (updated)
908 || indulgences || day 8 (remastered)
908 || indulgences || day 8 (remastered) || patreon
907 || lifelong fans || day 7 (remastered)
906 || time > money || day 6 (remastered)
905 || habit building is tough || day 5 (remastered)
904 || momentum || day 4 (remastered)
903 || main character energy || day 3 (remastered)
902 || life ain't linear || day 2 (remastered)
901 || why make our bed? || day 1 (remastered) || patreon
900 || can you believe it!?
899 || guide to the good life finalė
898 || guide to a good life (starring: aristotle)
897 || culture of napping
896 || quotes on climate fury
895 || climate anger
894 || Margaret Mead
893 || adhd basic tips + pep talk
892 || a few adhd "hacks"
891 || a few adhd studies
890 || rewriting rules
889 || assumption soup
888 || a core beliefs filter
887 || dealing with intentional incompetence
886 || discussing emotional labor finale
885 || how to talk about it
884 || fair play method
883 || balancing the worry gap || patreon
883 || balancing the worry gap
882 || worry work
881 || baader meinhoff phenomenon
880 || mental load
879 || real talk || body image
878 || shifting society || quiet quitting
877 || shifting society || toxic work culture
876 || shifting society || decentering work
875 || shifting society || work sucks
874 || slippery slope arguments
873 || common fallacies (a la carl sagan)
872 || critical thinking guidelines (a la carl sagan)
871 || feminist barbie
870 || science barbie
869 || the history of barbie
868 || support the strike
867 || hollywood union
867 || hollywood union || patreon
866 || curb cut effect
865 || the bright side of the tantrum
864 || extinction burst
863 || taking off the mask
862 || was i annoying?
861 || future optimism || how to start the degrowth
860 || future optimism || degrowth II
859 || future optimism || degrowth
858 || focus music II
857 || focus music
856 || clear to neutral
855 || diy metabolism
854 || coffee naps
853 || RE-RELEASE || how to get started
852 || Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
851 || common rebuttals to a homophobe
850 || Sex Ed || class is in session
849 || why pride