"The Prussian model seeks to create a population for whom work, no matter how mind-numbing or back-breaking, is the only hope. That's why they try to inspire us with the promise of a freedom that will never come. When we keep play alive in our own lives, in the lives of our children, even if … Continue reading Spielen Macht Frei (Play Sets You Free)
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Generational Communication Preferences
https://twitter.com/meantomyself/status/1603453513501229068?s=20&t=8hcdM8ipcTH3yLQOxY-msw Before mobile phones, there were landline phones. If it was someone far away, they would have to pay "long distance" charges in order to talk to you. If it were someone in the local area code, they could just come over. But, with a landline phone conversations tend to be short, and there is … Continue reading Generational Communication Preferences
Creating Safe Spaces for Emotions
"This is my job. I'm not here to make things better, to end the crying, or to distract them from missing their mommies. I'm not even there to soothe them any more than I'm there to 'good job' them: that is not my job. Becoming soothed is their job. Cheering for their own accomplishments is their job. My job … Continue reading Creating Safe Spaces for Emotions
Filter Failure & Critical Ignoring
"As important as the ability to think critically continues to be, we argue that it is insufficient to borrow the tools developed for offline environments and apply them to the digital world. When the world comes to people filtered through digital devices, there is no longer a need to decide what information to seek. Instead, … Continue reading Filter Failure & Critical Ignoring
Peaceful Practices: A Guide To Healthy Communication In Conflict
"'It takes practice and intention to communicate well in the midst of conflict,' says Jes Stoltzfus Buller, MCC U.S. peace education coordinator and author of the curriculum. 'If we can learn to embody healthy dialogue habitually in interpersonal interaction, it will ripple out and affect our communities and society.'" -"Peaceful Practices: A guide to healthy communication in conflict." Mennonite Central Committee. The … Continue reading Peaceful Practices: A Guide To Healthy Communication In Conflict
How to Write Poetry to Communicate With Aliens
"If you were to attempt to communicate with an alien lifeform, what would you want to say? And, just as importantly, how would you say it? It’s a question that has inspired countless science fiction stories and fueled real debate between scientists involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). Now, a digital artist and academic … Continue reading How to Write Poetry to Communicate With Aliens
W.A.I.T.: Why Am I Talking?
"In the comments of my newsletter on interviewing and wanting to be a better listener, a reader told me about an acronym people in the coaching world use frequently: WAIT, which stands for “Why Am I Talking?”There’s something about this acronym that is more helpful and hits much harder than my usual “Shut up and listen” mantra.-Austin Kleon, "Why … Continue reading W.A.I.T.: Why Am I Talking?
How To Have A Good Conversation
"1. Set up the conversational premise so you, and the other person, have easy outs, if it is not a good match.2. Don’t assume the conversation will last an hour. Rapidly signal what kind of conversation you are good at, if anything going overboard in the preferred direction, again to establish whether the proper conversational … Continue reading How To Have A Good Conversation
Misunderstanding as Mismatch
"...you can choose the people whose opinions you care about (and on what subjects), and you can choose the timescale you care about them on. Most people figure out the former [1] but the latter doesn’t seem to get much attention......You should trade being short-term low-status for being long-term high-status, which most people seem unwilling … Continue reading Misunderstanding as Mismatch
The Rule of Awkward Silence
"[T]he rule of awkward silence is simple: When faced with a challenging question, instead of answering, you pause and think deeply about how you want to answer. This is no short pause; rather, it involves taking several seconds (10, 20, or longer) to think things through before responding.If you're on the receiving end--and not used to … Continue reading The Rule of Awkward Silence
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