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Make Your Damn Bed
@MYDBpodcast is a bite sized, real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed every morning. Build momentum - better your life.
Each episode is around 10 minutes and intended to encourage, motivate, and inspire you to get out of bed - so you can start making it!
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- Make Your Damn Bed
1429 || philosophical razors
Occam's Razor: The simplest answer is often the answer. Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity…
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1428 || Silver Springs (The Fleetwood Finale)
Here's the final part to the Fleetwood Mac deep dive. Watch the Silver Springs Video: 1997 "The Dance" vs. 2003's Boston Show…
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1427 || stevie nicks + lindsay buckingham lore
The Stevie Nicks + Lindsay Buckingham lore runs DEEP. Here's part 3. THE SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac…
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1426 || A Deep Dive into Fleetwood Mac Lore (part 2)
Fleetwood Mac lore runs DEEP and today we're breaking it down from the beginning. Part 1: Peter Green creates a band, does some bad drugs, and quits the band…
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1425 || A Deep Dive into Fleetwood Mac Lore (part 1)
Fleetwood Mac lore runs DEEP and today we're breaking it down from the beginning. Part 1: Peter Green creates a band, does some bad drugs, and quits the band…
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1424 || "christian" grifters
There's been an uptick in far-right/christo-fascist content on almost all of my various feeds lately. I've personally got a VERY niche "far…
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1423 || 4 common stages of political evolution
The four common phases of political evolution are: That's sad, That's fucked up, Fuck this shit, How do we get free? Original source was removed but here's a…
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1422 || strategies for breaking up with your phone
Today I'm sharing a few techniques that can help to build a healthier relationship with me and my screens. Putting a rubber band or hair tie around your phone…
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1421 || is it really phone addiction or just another unhealthy relationship
"Screen use is a complex phenomenon with a continuum of behaviors ranging from severe use to complete abstinence. Some forms of use are safer than others and…
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1420 || addressing screen hypnosis
Lately, I’ve found myself using the internet less like a learning machine with limitless potential and more like a hypnosis machine slowly stealing my…
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1419 || time poverty
Instead of worrying about flawlessly juggling all the balls in your life, try to figure out if any of the glass balls are replaceable, or if you have any…
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1418 || hurry sickness
I’m the type of person who always feels like I’m running late despite the fact that I very rarely am. I’ve been trying a new type of thought exercise where I…
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1417 || resisting DARVO + how to change minds
Megan Phelp’s 4 rules for productively engaging with people who you disagree with: Don’t assume bad intent but instead, assume good or neutral intent. Ask…
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1416 || common trolling tactics + how to deal with them
COMMON TROLLING TACTICS: Ad Hominem attacks, Whataboutism, Just Asking Questions, Devil's advocate, Sockpuppets, Astroturfers, Do Your Own Researchers…
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1416 || common trolling tactics + how to deal with them || patreon
COMMON TROLLING TACTICS: Ad Hominem attacks, Whataboutism, Just Asking Questions, Devil's advocate, Sockpuppets, Astroturfers, Do Your Own Researchers…
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1415 || troll tactics
Internet trolls have gotten out of hand, so today we're talking about the common trolling tactics and how to deal with them. Samantha North on Internet…
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1414 || learning when to disengage
As someone who gets flustered and frustrated during confrontations, I tend to use humor as my first line of defense, which can be a powerful tool to disarm…
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1413 || collaborating with the enemy
"There is much unneeded suffering in the world and in our institutional life, much of it caused by our desire to have our own way or to adapt to what we don’t…
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1412 || a well designed life is based on the context
Human nature is not a machine to be built after a model, and set to do exactly the work prescribed for it, but a tree, which requires to grow and develop…
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1411 || laziness does not exist
"If a person can’t get out of bed, something is making them exhausted. If a student isn’t writing papers, there’s some aspect of the assignment that they can’t…
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1410 || radical hope letters of love + dissent in dangerous times
“It is love that pushes us to face the journey toward justice without flinching, love that impels us to keep going on the long, hard road, love that provides…
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1409 || protest alternatives
There are thousands of alternatives and accommodations for those of us who can't physically attend a protest or rally. Some are less glamorous than others, but…
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1408 || tear gas protocol
Remember, if you stay prepared, you don't have to get prepared. If you're tear gassed: Get out of the cloud of tear gas and away from the general area as soon…
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1407 || protest preparedness
Before the Protest: Burner Phone: Ditch smartphones (or remove batteries, use Faraday bags). Use encrypted apps (Signal, but assume it’s compromised). Buddy…
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1406 || whimsy and humor as resistance
"There are no exact guidelines. There are probably no guidelines at all. The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see…
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1405 || manufacturing consent
This month's patreon episode is about: Raw milk, Instagram Face, and Manufactured Consent: The relationship between the rise in homogeny, purity culture, and…
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1404 || sour grapes
There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach. - aesop's fables The Fable: https://read.gov/aesop/005.html The Wikipedia…
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1403 || the asch conformity experiments
Would you go along with the group consensus, even if you knew they were wrong? Psychologist Solomon Asch wanted to find this out (in an experiment on college…
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1402 || library boards
We all love the public library, so today we dig into how we can protect them given the current attacks. The Source: For the People: Libraries 101…
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1401 || history of the US public library
We all love the public library, so let's dig into the history of it here in America so we can continue to preserve this valuable institution. The Source…
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1400 || on tyranny (do not obey in advance)
“Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive…
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1399 || purity culture
Today we’re talking about purity culture, homogeneity, and surveillance capitalism, which pushes us towards authoritarian control, which works to erode our…
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1398 || The Empathy Exams
Empathy involves listening to and validating other people's experiences, even when they challenge our own beliefs. Can empathy be learned, or is it an innate…
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1397 || Dana Fisher's Apocalyptic Optimism
"It’s time for us to all be apocalyptic optimists: prepared for the shocks that are coming and ready to rally as activists, disruptors and bridge builders…
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1396 || backlash is a good thing, actually || patreon
People in positions of power resist reform because it threatens their position. That means backlash isn't a sign we failed, in fact it's a sign of the…
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1396 || backlash is a good thing, actually.
People in positions of power resist reform because it threatens their position. That means backlash isn't a sign we failed, in fact it's a sign of the…
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1395 || final thoughts on 2 cheers for anarchism
"Isolation breeds despair. But once you step back to understand your life’s purpose thru a collectivist lens & spend more time building community, then you…
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1394 || groupthink
Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity Cohesiveness, or the desire for…
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1393 || anarchist calisthenics
"You know, you and especially your grandparents could have used more of a spirit of lawbreaking. One day you will be called on to break a big law in the name…
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1392 || 2 cheers for anarchism || PART 2
"Democratic institutions have, to a great extent, become commodities themselves, offered up for auction to the highest bidder. If relative equality is a…
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1391 || 2 cheers for anarchism!
"Democratic institutions have, to a great extent, become commodities themselves, offered up for auction to the highest bidder. If relative equality is a…
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1390 || indivisible's guide to democracy on the brink FINALE
"Indivisible is a movement for people who are determined — people who turn fear, anger, and grief into action. People who come together in community to hold…
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1389 || indivisible's guide to protecting democracy
The current establishment is banking on us giving up our power. They want us to forget that we pay their bills, we hire them, and we fire them. They can work…
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1389 || indivisible's guide to protecting democracy || patreon
The current establishment is banking on us giving up our power. They want us to forget that we pay their bills, we hire them, and we fire them. They can work…
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1388 || keeping the faith in humanity
There are no perfect revolutionaries, and Gandhi is no exception, but that doesn't mean we can't learn from their work. So, as Gandhi reminds us, "We must…
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1387 || "people get ready" by rebecca solnit
"... we shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in the Bronx and along the border, we shall fight in the national parks and forests…
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1386 || on cooperation
Cooperation is good for the goose and good for the gander, but it's built on trust. Our current society does a lot of work to convince us that we can't trust…
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1385 || tit for tat (the winning strategy)
In multi-cycle versions of the prisoner's dilemma, the most successful winning strategy was tit for tat (and later, tit for two tats) because it was: Nice…
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1384 || the prisoner's dilemma
Believe it or not, in the official studying of strategy within game theory, cooperative strategies fared the best, even amongst those selfish motivations…
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1383 || the twilight zone finale
Today we discuss the Twilight Zone, its controversy, and a few of its more profound (and controversial) episodes. If you like this stuff let me know by…
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1382 || rod serling + censorship (part II)
Today we’re talking about Rod Serling’s dealings with censorship and how he turned his frustrations into something profound and timeless. “The writer's role is…
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1381 || the twilight zone - rod serling || part I
Today we explore who Rod Serling was before he created The Twilight Zone (which became a brilliant example of resilience, social commentary, and rebellion)…
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1380 || "feeling like a punching bag" part II
"...the most important move a frozen person can make is whatever breaks the cycle. When so many people are isolated, community-affirming events are vital. When…
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1379 || on "feeling like a punching bag" - by kelly hayes
Most of us feel disconnected and unsure of where to begin. That's by design. We must be willing to redesign our reactions so we can reclaim a bit of agency…
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1378 || reclaiming agency
What sources remind you most of your own innate power? What saps you of it? What helps you feel the most "free to act" and how can you curate more of that…
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1378 || reclaiming agency || patreon
What sources remind you most of your own innate power? What saps you of it? What helps you feel the most "free to act" and how can you curate more of that…
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1377 || hopepunk isn't utopia
Hopepunk is a much needed reaction to decades of dystopian and nihilistic fiction. It explores how goodness, joy, optimism, and collective action can be acts…
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1376 || hopepunk
"We want the world to be better—kinder, more just, more merciful. We still yearn toward noblebright, toward an honest and desperate belief that love conquers…
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1375 || burnout refresh
Stage 1 – Honeymoon Initial commitment and excitement to engage in tasks. For example, when you first start your journey in a new activism group. Stage 2 –…
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1374 || what is a "wicked problem" + how do we solve them!?
Horst and Webber's examples of wicked problems: There is no definitive formulation of a wicked problem. Wicked problems are often ongoing. Solutions to wicked…