Of course, this isn’t to make light of the times we currently inhabit. Life has become increasingly complicated, complex, and jarring with seemingly endless threats and obstacles facing the human race.
The polarization and extremism of modern culture has lulled people into a nightmare where everything is life or death. Extremism is its own kind of cancer and it is prevalent in politics, media, social media, relationship advice, and parts of personal development / spirituality
The sad yet hilarious part of this extremism is that you’re seen as complacent, complicit, or an idiot for NOT collapsing constantly into a hot mess of existential anxiety. How dare you stay calm in a time of chaos. Everyone should be losing it hysterically, right? 2/4
From our book: MEN’S WORK: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO FACE YOUR DARKNESS, END SELF-SABOTAGE, AND FIND FREEDOM (Chapter 6: Your Relationship to Women) by @ConnorBeaton, Founder of ManTalks.
AKA “Our journalism is so independent that we can't allow anyone to say that we are government funded, even though we are….”
Ironic that the CBC can label ppl however they want, but can stand the fact that they are gov funded.
Our journalism is impartial and independent. To suggest otherwise is untrue. That is why we are pausing our activities on @Twitter. | Notre journalisme est impartial et indépendant. Prétendre le contraire est faux. C’est pourquoi nous suspendons nos activités sur @Twitter.
Our journalism is impartial and independent. To suggest otherwise is untrue. That is why we are pausing our activities on @Twitter. | Notre journalisme est impartial et indépendant. Prétendre le contraire est faux. C’est pourquoi nous suspendons nos activités sur @Twitter.
Why do we self-sabotage?
Learn how to break free from self-destructive behavior, and why men need to face their dark side in order to heal. The Art of Charm Podcast. Ep. 961 with @ConnorBeaton 🎙️ https://t.co/HcPN71W2Dm
The difference between reading and active reading.
Although I don’t remember EVERYTHING I read in a book, not only highlighting, but note taking in the margins is HUGE for retention of material.
Current read: Mens Work by @ConnorBeaton
To those who, with monotonous frequency, say “You’re a scientist, stay out of politics, stay in your lane”, I reply: Who, then, is allowed in the politics lane? Are scientists the only people who should avoid politics?
However, it’s never too late and also not hard to get context.
To ask why they think a certain way or feel a certain way. To dig for a deeper kind of psychological, emotional and spiritual understanding. 2/2
It’s hard to realize how little context we have for another’s experience.
We haven’t lived their life, haven’t had their experiences and often lack some of the foundational pieces to really understand where they’re coming from. 1/2
All of this external focus blinds a man to the truth of the relationship and what he actually wants.
Because the truth is that you’ll never know what you want in a relationship until you see who you’re being in it.
Most of us men are so outwardly focused in relationships that we miss out on who we ARE and what is being revealed within us.
We fixate on our partner or the relationship and say "if only I could solve (her, the relationship, the problem), then i'd be happy.... Bullshit.
A relationship is meant to teach YOU what you can tolerate. What you want. What you won't put up with and what you ultimately want to build.
When conflict arises, notice what is being revealed about YOU.
When disconnection arises, notice what is happening within YOU.