Chasing 42
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The New AI: Artificial Intimacy
“We Can have 1000 online friends, and no one to feed our cat.”
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Reclaiming “Self-Care”
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare”.
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On slow productivity
I recently started reading Cal Newport’s latest book, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout. I’m only a few chapters in but the message is already hitting hard. As we embark on a new academic year and struggle to balance the myriad of projects, meetings, and to do items, it’s worth taking a…
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Surprise vs. Safety
Human beings are complicated. We may have the capacity for relative independence and we are certainly encouraged to claim a level of individualism within most western cultures, but we thrive in community with others. High on the list of emotional requirements is a desire for love. We can define love in a myriad of different…
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On changing your mind…
What have you changed your mind about lately?
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Bias, Habit, & Reward
Struggling to change an old habit or form a new one? Wrestling with how to unpack your biases? The answer might be locked up in your brain.
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Aspirations vs. Expectations
Reach for the stars! You can do anything you set your mind to! The sky is the limit! We’ve all heard these phrases before, and we’ve probably uttered them ourselves when trying to encourage or motivate others. Many young people get fed a healthy diet of these encouraging words. As we approach the start of…
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Lighthouses
I’ve been thinking a lot about the value and nature of communication lately. How often do we get misdirected by tone or specific words? How often do others hear our words or view the images we create differently than we envisioned them? So much of the conflict and vitriol we see around us comes down…
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Driven by Love or Hate?
Polarization is the name of the game, these days, or so it would seem. To scan the headlines is to be constantly reminded of our species’ tendency for conflict and destruction. Perhaps the “aliens” in every invasion movie have always been a metaphor for our own inclination towards self-annihilation. As conflict once again breaks out…
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Chasing 42 