Frank

[Frank @FrankJS00]

@KanekoaTheGreat @elonmusk @grok can you find the link to the full interview?

[Jason Helmes @anymanfitness]

Just finished this book - Bad Therapy by @AbigailShrier

This is one of the most eye-opening books I've ever read. It's a must read for any parent, any teacher, and should be required reading for any school administrator as well.

The book dives into trying to figure out why kids are having so many mental health problems, when there are so many resources devoted to improving mental health outcomes.

Anxiety, depression, suicide, etc are all higher than they've ever been with kids, even though their lives are arguably better than ever before. It just doesn't make sense.

A few key takeaways from the book:

A constant attention on how kids are "feeling" or "thinking" is causing negative outcomes.

Constantly ruminating on your emotions and how you feel negatively impacts your mental health. If all you do is focus on your emotions, you are destined to be anxious or depressed.

We incessantly ask kids how they're feeling, if they're happy, how their mental health is, etc, and this is creating kids who think they're fragile instead of resilient.

Trying to solve every problem for kids has caused a generation who can't do anything for themselves.

We (Gen X) were told to "suck it up" or "you'll live" or "rub some dirt on it" all the time. Many of us came to the conclusion this is "bad parenting" because our feelings were neglected, and we vowed not to do this to our own children.

Because of that, kids immediately over-dramatize everything that happens to them, making mountains out of molehills, and thinking the world must revolve around their emotions and feelings.

You develop confidence and strong mental health by doing things, not by thinking or via therapy.

You can't think your way out of anxiety. You don't gain confidence by analysis of your thoughts or mental health issues.

You gain confidence and eliminate anxiety by doing gradually more difficult tasks, excelling at them, and realizing you are a competent, capable person.

The non-stop attention therapy gives to these small, common emotions we all feel blows them out of proportion to their seriousness (not talking about genuine disorders here, just normal anxieties that millions of people go to therapy to try to avoid).

One of the best ways to decrease your happiness is to chase it.

Our society constantly tells kids they should be "happy" and asks them if they are.

Happiness isn't a state you should be in 24/7. That's not realistic. Joy and bliss aren't permanent states - they are fleeting.

Contentment, stillness, and being even-keeled are much better goals to aim for mentally.

The happiest, most well adjusted kids come from families with loving parents that have strict rules for the household.

This one really set off the confirmation bias in me... I feel really blessed we have 2 well adjusted middle school kids who do great in school, are very respectful and well mannered, and we barely even need to parent them.

But for years, we were very strict with them. Bedtimes, family rules, how we do things, etc. The in-laws and lots of friends thought we were totalitarian.

In reality, we just had high standards. And it's really paying off right now. I found it really interesting that strict rules equals happy kids. Makes sense, though, as kids need to know what their boundaries are.

Constantly surveying school-age kids about their mental health causes more issues than it solves.

Mental health resources is big money. Districts need to validate all the resources allocated towards mental health, and they often do that via surveys.

Asking kids non-stop questions like:

- Have you thought about self harm?
- Have you thought about suicide?
- Have you been so anxious you can't get out of bed?

Etc, etc puts into their heads the idea that themselves, or many of their peers are broken and cannot function properly in the real world.

It normalizes situations that would be incredibly rare at any other time in history.

There's a lot of other takeaways, too, but I'll stop there.

It's a fantastic book. Go pick it up and read it. This isn't an affiliate thing or a promotion thing at all. I just really enjoyed it, and it will further shape the way I parent moving forward.

[COMBATE |🇵🇷 @upholdreality]

XI JINPING (2023): "Western modernization was fraught with sanguineous crimes such as war, slave trade, colonization, and plunder, which inflicted untold misery on developing countries. Having suffered from aggression, bullying, and humiliation by Western powers, we Chinese are keenly aware of the value of peace and will never follow the beaten path of the West."

"The biggest problems with Western modernization are that it is capital-centered rather than people-centered and that it seeks to maximize capital gains rather than serve the interests of the vast majority of the people."

[Steponas @estebanscu]

Hoy fui de Roma a Florencia en tren. Tarde 1,32hs y el tren llegó a ir a 280km/h. Había wifi, por lo que pude trabajar, y me dieron el desayuno.

La empresa es estatal. Se llama Treniralia. El Estado puede (y debe) ser eficiente. Los trenes funcionan, son cómodos y rápidos.

[Frank @FrankJS00]

@elonmusk Yes, and it very important. But this has nothing to do with Milei. The party he brought to govern with him advocated and implemented in the capital voting machines.

[SARA 𓂆 @saragaza94]

Please retweet, this will ease our evacuation

[Carla Perelló 💚💫 @CarlaIrupe]

Azul: BRICS - Bloque de países que representa el 42% de la población mundial, el 30% del territorio, el 23% del PBI global y 18% del comercio internacional. Cuenta con un Banco de Desarrollo, contrapeso al FMI.
🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦 ➕️🇸🇦🇮🇷🇦🇪🇪🇬🇪🇹

Rojo: 🇦🇷 País que renunció a los BRICS.

[Ailu @Staphylo_ailus]

Uno que realmente la veía. Les comparto el mensaje de Perón a la juventud del 2000 el cual fue escrito y enterrado en 1950 en plaza de mayo y posteriormente destruido en el 55, por lo que Perón decidió incluirlo en su libro La hora de los pueblos.

[Fiorella Isabel @FiorellaIsabelM]

If more people in the world would understand this exact thing, it would actually make a difference.

[Dolina Quotes @dolinaquotes]

#Dolina "Me gustan las personas que alguna dejan pasar. Que pudiendo lucirse no se lucen, que pudiendo arrojar la primera piedra no la arrojan"

[Jimmy Dore @jimmy_dore]

Why wouldn’t the people of Argentina have the rights to the natural resources in Argentina?

[Nico @_nicodelrojo]

Les molestaba que los extranjeros se atiendan en el hospital público pero festejan que venga un extranjero a comprarse la patagonia por dos mangos.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

If this doesn’t break your heart, not sure what will.

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

#BREAKING United States vetoes Security Council draft resolution that would have demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, and immediate and unconditional release of all hostages

VOTE
In Favour: 13
Against: 1 (US)
Abstain: 1 (UK)

[Philippe Lazzarini @UNLazzarini]

In my 35 years of work in complex emergencies, I never have expected to write such a letter, predicting the killing of my staff & the collapse of the mandate I am expected to fulfill #Gaza

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

The people of Gaza are looking into the abyss.

I urge the Security Council to spare no effort to push for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, for the protection of civilians & the urgent delivery of lifesaving aid.

https://t.co/Qp1IVfwS2J

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I again & unreservedly condemn the terror attacks by Hamas, and I’m appalled by the reports of sexual violence.

At the same time, the brutality perpetrated by Hamas can never justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people.

https://t.co/Qp1IVfwkdb

[SARA 𓂆 @saragaza94]

Please retweet, let this tweet reach, maybe someone can help

[Agustín Rombolá @agustindrombola]

VENDER ARSAT ES REGALAR SOBERANÍA SOBRE LAS ISLAS MALVINAS🇦🇷👇🏼

¿Sabés qué es la posicion orbital 81° Oeste?🛰️

Es un lugar que ocupa Argentina en la órbita geoestacionaria. Permite “iluminar” las tres Américas, desde la tundra canadiense hasta la Península Antártica.

En esta posición habitan cerca de mil millones de personas y, entre otras cosas, nos permitió esta hermosa imagen de las Malvinas.

Durante la primera parte del siglo XXI, está posición (junto a la del ARSAT-1, la 72° Oeste) fue solicitada por Reino Unido en la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones, por su enorme importancia estratégica y geopolítica.

Con mucho trabajo diplomático, se consiguió una prórroga en la posición para que Argentina la ocupara, algo que llegó con el ARSAT-2, lanzado el 30 de septiembre de 2015, después de una enorme presión internacional por la cesión de nuestras posiciones orbitales.

Hoy, el Presidente electo quiere vender ARSAT, uno de los activos más importantes de nuestro país en materia tecnológica y geopolítica, conquistado con un trabajo mancomunado y sostenido en el tiempo.

Si perdemos ARSAT, perdemos la posición orbital 81° Oeste, perdemos influencia, infraestructura y control sobre las Islas Malvinas. Perdemos soberanía.

Ni un paso atrás con los admiradores de Thatcher. NO a la venta de ARSAT.