travisfw, 16 days ago to psychology

In her book #AttentionSpan, Gloria Mark, PhD dedicates a chapter to the discussion of free will.

Though it seems to me a tangent, I appreciate the implication that "taking control of our attention" isn't entirely a matter of choice. Whatever TF choice is.

I mean, choice is supposedly the thing that controls attention, but… elaboration fades to infinity
#nonfiction #psychology #allostasis

travisfw, 27 days ago to Life

Starting in on #4kWeeks and it's a heavy-hitter. This is the book for we, the burnout generations. #allostasis #time #life

pepicrft, 1 month ago to random

Recognizing one’s levels of stress is something I wish I was taught about earlier in my career. It’d have helped prevent some mental damage that that it’s going to take me some time to revert.
https://hbr.org/2024/04/how-burnout-became-normal-and-how-to-push-back-against-it

travisfw, 4 months ago to productivity

"It's exhausting measuring how you feel about yourself by how much you get done. The more I do that, the worse I feel. And that, you could say, is unproductive."

This Is Uncomfortable: #Productivity won’t save you

Episode webpage: https://www.marketplace.org/shows/this-is-uncomfortable-reema-khrais/productivity-wont-save-you

Media file: https://play.podtrac.com/APM-ThisIsUncomfortable/chrt.fm/track/3G835/pdst.fm/e/play.publicradio.org/wp-feed/o/marketplace/this-is-uncomfortable/2020/12/17/tiu_20201217_128.mp3

#allostasis