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The belief in technology as a benevolent, self-healing, autonomous force is seductive. It allows us to feel optimistic about the future while relieving us of responsibility for that future.
The Love That Lays the Swale in Rows
roughtype.com
Exercise: Who Am I Now? For a single conversation or even a whole day, try showing up for life as someone with no history, no narrative. Notice what it’s like to live without a story, without a preconceived idea of who you are and what’s happened to you. Drop “before now” and let there be only “now.” Notice who you are (or become) in the absence of a self-story. Notice how it feels to be free of your story on you.
Can't Stop Thinking
Nancy Colier and Stephan Bodian
That means reckoning with what’s called ambiguous loss: any loss that’s unclear and lacks a resolution. It can be physical, such as a missing person or the loss of a limb or organ, or psychological, such as a family member with dementia or a serious addiction.
Your ‘Surge Capacity’ Is Depleted — It’s Why You Feel Awful
elemental.medium.com
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