Post No. 2,769 - Some interesting reading/viewing

Here are some llinks that might of interest or value:

• “Every great achievement comes down to two things”   https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/every-great-achievement-comes-down-to-two-things   “Want to change the world? Start with a story and a tribe”   

• “The big idea: what if dreaming is the whole point of sleep?”   https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/22/the-big-idea-what-if-dreaming-is-the-whole-point-of-sleep   “Rather than being an optional extra, dreams might be vital to our functioning”   

• “Lara fantasised for years about meeting her celebrity crush. When she finally did, her world collapsed | SBS Insight”   https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/article/lara-fantasised-for-years-about-meeting-her-celebrity-crush-when-she-did-her-world-collapsed/7etyenuba   ... over his normality and lack of exceptionality away from the celebrity world, in the world of everyday interaction   

• “Why We Cannot Simply “Choose Happiness” (And What We CAN Choose!)”   https://youtu.be/DgqLYOXljFk?si=Rn41JUKXdanRzz4x   

• “Would you be happy as a long-term single? The answer may depend on your attachment style”   https://theconversation.com/would-you-be-happy-as-a-long-term-single-the-answer-may-depend-on-your-attachment-style-227595   “Our studies are some of the first to examine the diversity in attachment styles among single adults. Our findings highlight that many single people are secure and thriving, but also that more work can be done to help insecure single people feel more secure in order to foster happiness.”   This cannot be separated from the type of society - many groups show that bigotry/bias causes problems, and the same applies here  

• this week’s “afterlife report” by the  Zammits (see here for zoom meeting opportunities):  
     https://www.victorzammit.com/April26th2024/  
  

• my recent posts on my political blog:  
• From the news on:     society generally, and broader issues,     the climate crisis, environmental issues, and nuclear threats/issues,     human rights and humanitarian aid,     the war in West Asia,     and     politics & democracy, and international affairs,   and there are some links in this candle;
  
  
• “Heart and head, and leadership”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/04/heart-and-head-and-leadership.html    “I may cut back on my news posts”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/04/i-may-cut-back-on-my-news-posts.html  
  

• also from YouTube:

• from YouTube and elsewhere on neurodivergence: 
• “6 Signs of Undiagnosed Autism - as Observed by a Non-Autistic”   https://youtu.be/t79kR-sTc3I?si=MP8CqsH9Zg8fLXB4   Interesting - particularly the context, and ethical aspects are very well handled  
  
  
• “What Is The Autism Spectrum? (What Do Actually Autistic People Think?)”   https://youtu.be/_bYPdc2cT-E?si=vu5kh1C1_sxRju-4   This is an excellent analysis of a flawed science programme on the autism spectrum - with rebuttals of the rubbish comments   
  
  
•  from I’m Autistic, Now What?:
  - “The Influencers Glamourising Autism”   https://youtu.be/1-aWf65A9G0?si=ObzAFvi12UfIg1Yv   The sponsor might be subject to limits in some nations, so:    [Content Warning: mention of a streaming series with an MA15+ rating]  

If you appreciated this post, please consider promoting it - there are some links below, and there’s also Instagram.

Remember: we generally need to be more human being rather than human doing, to mind our Mӕgan, and to acknowledge that all misgendering is an act of active transphobia/transmisia that puts trans+ lives at risk & accept that all insistence on the use of “trans” as a descriptor comes with commensurate use of “cis” as a descriptor to prevent “othering” (just as binary gendered [men’s and women’s] sporting teams are either both given the gender descriptor, or neither).

 

Copyright © Kayleen White 2007-2024     NO AI   I do not consent to any machine learning aka Artificial Intelligence (AI), generative AI, large language model, machine learning, chatbot, or other automated analysis, generative process, or replication program to reproduce, mimic, remix, summarise, or otherwise  replicate any part of this post or other posts on this blog via any means. Typo’s may be inserrted deliberately to demonstrate this is not an AI product.     Otherwise, fair and reasonable use is accepted under Creative Commons 4.0 on an Attribution-ShareAlike basis https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/