A batch of the best highlights from what Todd's read, .
**What is the function of the behaviour?**
Does the behaviour encourage one to approach feared situations, or does it lead to more avoidance?
How to Tell Whether You’re Being Careful or Giving in to Anxiety
Matt Huston
Where are we going? • Where are you going? • What is going well? • Where can we improve? • How can I help you? • How can you help me?
Triggers
Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter
This is another example of concept creep. In just the last few years, the word “violence” has expanded on campus and in some radical political communities beyond campus to cover a multitude of nonviolent actions, including speech that this political faction claims will have a negative impact on members of protected identity groups. Outside of cultures of safetyism, the word “violence” refers to physical violence. The word is sometimes used metaphorically (as in “I violently disagree”), but few of us, including those who claim that speech is violence, have any difficulty understanding the statement “We should reduce incarceration for nonviolent offenses.” However, now that some students, professors, and activists are labeling their opponents’ words as violence, they give themselves permission to engage in ideologically motivated physical violence.