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Identify a specific criticism or judgment you hold against yourself. Ask Yourself: What is the belief (about me) behind this self-critical thought? If I were to let go of this judgment, what do I fear would happen? Who or what am I afraid I would become without this thought? What story about myself is this thought supporting? From whom did I learn this story about me?
Can't Stop Thinking
Colier, Nancy
Symbolic capitalists aren't a monolith, but it is no secret that their ruling ideology is the constellation of views and attitudes that have come to be known as “wokeness,” which al-Gharbi defines as beliefs about social justice that “inform how mainstream symbolic capitalists understand and pursue their interests'creating highly novel forms of competition and legitimation.”
Is Wokeness One Big Power Grab?
Thomas Chatterton Williams
Each subculture has an implicit understanding of its “ideological conversion funnel”. This phrase, borrowed from digital marketing, refers to the stages that people go through on the way to becoming a True Believer, from first contact with a mysterious meme to full-on understanding of a grand narrative. The conversion process is known to the in-group, but largely illegible to outsiders.
How Digital Media Distorts Our Sense of Time
aaronzlewis.com
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