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09.29 | avoiding the pit of learned helplessness
When animals have tried multiple times to avoid bad outcomes without succeeding, they stop trying.
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i own this place!
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09.22 | the mystery behind internet quotes
On the mysterious origins of the quote "Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice."
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09.15 | it was adhd "rejection sensitivity" all along?
On one of my very many recent Youtube rabbit holes, I came across the term "rejection sensitivity" or RSD aka "rejection sensitive dysphoria" as one of the frequent symptoms of ADHD and I had one of those wtf mind is blown moments.
9.01 | i'm officially "late-30s"
> Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. – Soren Kierkegaard ✉️ letter #6 There was a meme going around recently about how a lot of "Millennials," a group of which I'm firmly generationally esconced within, often feel adrift and ageless because all
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8.25 | in celebration of doing nothing
This is actually a reminder to myself in the middle of a non-stop week that has lasted from... well, tbh I don't know when this "busy period" exactly began or how long it's been around.
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8.18 | wow, that long war came to a stupid end
A lot has been written on this war, which America has been fighting my entire adult life; way more than I can even begin summarizing, or would even think I should begin summarizing since I, like most Americans, didn't really pay attention to what was going on there all this time.
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08.11 | dispatch from an emergency help-a-friend trip
Well this is unexpected! I'm writing you from Nanning, the capital of Guizhou Province, after flying down here to help a friend through some tough times.
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08.04 | athletes don't owe you anything
So what's been on your mind recently? For me, thanks partially to the Olympics, there's been an almost non-stop conversation going on about women's (especially) bodies, their mental health and how much resilience the rest of the world gets to demand from them.
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07.28 | hello from the first newsletter ever!
I thought I was over email. But after much deliberation - I'm starting one of my own!
FEB 2021 "Anti Asian-American Violence is on the Rise, Again. Here’s How You Can Help"
Published in: Radiichina.com Publish Date: February 14, 2021 Category: Coronavirus, Asian-Americans, race, solidarity Link: https://radiichina.com/anti-asian-american-violence/ Excerpt: ”Months before the United States experienced its first cluster of Covid-19 cases, Asian-Americans were suffering the brunt of racist attacks [https://radiichina.com/coronavirus-rumors-racism/] over the perceived origins of what
APR 2020 "The Americans Who Fled China Due To Coronavirus, Only To Flee Back"
Published in: SupChina.com Publish Date: March 31, 2020 Category: China, coronavirus, Sino-US relations, expats, culture Link: https://supchina.com/2020/03/31/the-americans-who-fled-china-due-to-coronavirus-only-to-flee-back/ The Americans who fled China due to coronavirus, only to flee back – SupChinaOn February 2, the U.S. Department of State issued a Level 4 travel
APR 2018 "Dior Puts Youth Before Tradition at Haute Couture Shanghai Show"
Published in: Jingdaily.com Publish Date: April 15, 2018 Category: China, Fashion, Luxury Markets Link: https://jingdaily.com/dior-youth-haute-couture-shanghai-show/ Dior Prioritizes Youth at Haute Couture Shanghai Show | Jing DailyIn touchier times, the brand might have been lampooned for its lazy, pandering use of the color red, or a striking similarity