Steele Roddick

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[Steele Roddick @SteeleRoddick]

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[Dr. Emily Anhalt @dremilyanhalt]

I don’t believe in the promise of being “non-judgmental.” We make conscious and unconscious judgments about everything in order to inform our choices.

What we CAN do is add empathy to our judgments, and examine our judgments about others to understand more about ourselves.

[Steele Roddick @SteeleRoddick]

@morganranstrom I hear what you're saying, but think it's a bit too strong for me. Lots of things are unaffordable for lots of people. That seems fine and good to recognize in many cases. To your point, it can become a crutch and be self-limiting. But purge it entirely?

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@BrentBeshore Like a bird cursing the wind beneath its wings.

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@willbarreca Fair enough. It certainly helps though! And I'd be curious to know the exact numbers. So for same age folks, if you have a higher income, what % chance are you to be wealthier than those with a lower income. Depends on how much lower, but you'd expect that % to be high, no?

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@tomfgoodwin "people buy from people" is adjacent, more popular in sales, and if you're generous, there's kind of a point there. But also no, no they don't.

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RT @AdamMGrant: The best way to regulate anger is not to let it out. It’s to chill out.

154 studies: Deep breathing, meditation & yoga are…

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@kevinleeme May or may not apply, but something missing from the list of replies would be working on your hamstring strength/flexibility. Do some standing one-legged good mornings, RDLs, etc. I've found stronger hamstrings has translated to less back pain.

[Ava @noampomsky]

hard to overstate how much the people you talk to most shape your conscious experience. like “whoa you put those thoughts in my head and now I can’t take them out”

[Jack Altman @jaltma]

Since becoming a parent I sometimes see adults I meet as little kids but who are all grown up and it makes me immediately feel hugely in their corner.

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@HannahMcVeanCFP Well see, now you've gone and allowed yourself to develop a victim mindset :)

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@HannahMcVeanCFP I think that's totally right. The pension contributions are nearly painless because they never "really have the money." Our brains are funny!

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@BarrettABrooks How do you mean? How would one prepare emotionally for such a thing? Is being unprepared emotionally typically something that gets in the way of having that success come about? (All genuine Qs)

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@willbarreca Yeah, it's super fascinating to think about when or whether Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft will go the way of previous giants. How much bigger will they get beforehand? What's the time horizon? Interesting Qs. Just not ones I'd bet my retirement on.

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@morganranstrom More broadly, I'm optimistic we'll solve the challenges. And an abundance of cheap calories and information no doubt pose problems too. But I'll still take the other side - the next 100 years will be defined by our ability to respond to scarcity. Scarcity is existential

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@morganranstrom Agreed on the land/space for. Water in particular - not at all. The shortages are biting around the world already and are only expected to get worse. We need mad innovation and implementation to solve the shortfalls. Food - depends on geo.

[Amanda Natividad @amandanat]

The thing that many productive people aren't upfront about...

...is the fact that they outsource a lot.

They pay for:

- VAs
- Cleaning services
- Meal and grocery deliveries
- Nannies and parent helpers

Nothing wrong with that. I'm just pointing out that perhaps more people would be more productive if they had more money. Not hacks.