Gunjan Pant

[Gunjan Pant @gunjunpun]

@FrankJoe738648 Why? Who are you?

[Gunjan Pant @gunjunpun]

@bookingcom is there a way to report a message. These messages look suspicious, I’m not aware of these kind of processes, is it right?

[Gunjan Pant @gunjunpun]

A few chapters in ‘A creative act’ by @RickRubin its so nice to see everything from a different perspective also, how brilliantly it is put 🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌

[Gunjan Pant @gunjunpun]

@SpaceX Woah! Crazy 😍

[Gunjan Pant @gunjunpun]

I LOVE CLANCY!!!!!
@twentyonepilots

Didn’t like it at first but it’s the only thing I want in my ears now!!!!!!!! I love this feeling in my brain 😍😭

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Starship is coasting in space

[Gunjan Pant @gunjunpun]

This was pure genius!

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Starship re-entering Earth's atmosphere. Views through the plasma

[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.

[pres ⭑ @TYLERNATI0N]

tyler explaining the entirety of the lore WITH HIS WHOLE CHEST IN THREE MINUTES. SIR THATS YEARS OF MY LIFE RIGHT THERE

[twenty one pilots @twentyonepilots]

Next week, a new chapter begins.
But today, we take a look back on how we got here.

[Mike Posner @MikePosner]

on my 26th birthday, i wrote I Took A Pill in Ibiza…10 years ago. The song became popular several years after i wrote it. Yesterday i celebrated my 36th birthday. i feel proud to look at the song lyrics and know that NONE of them are true anymore. I’ve grown into a completely new man…one that i’m proud of. check this out… 🧵

[Erik Newton @newtonlaw]

I lost my wife to cancer last month — our daughter lost her mother. I’ve hesitated sharing any of this, but there is something I want to record. Fair warning: this is mostly about love.

[Gunjan Pant @gunjunpun]

Wow! My Spotify #1 artist of the year is @xavierrudd . Loved that I got to see him live this year ❤️❤️❤️

[Shreya Pattar @ShreyaPattar]

When I was studying in Dublin, my roommate in my first year of uni was Polish. She came back one night with a nail cutter, and started trimming her toenails.

The sun had already set. It was dark. She was using a little yellow lamp to be able to see her nails clearly.

All this was going on while I was just staring at her, pretty shocked…

And then I said to her,

“You know, back at home, we don’t trim our nails after sunset. So it’s really odd for me to see you do this right now…”

She was equally surprised.

“Really? Why do you not do that?”

And then I explained to her where this sort of tradition comes from. We had quite a long discussion about it, and other similar “traditions” in Poland/ Belgium (where she grew up), and in India.

I have experienced many such similar instances of surprises and interesting conversation, only because I have been exposed to people of different cultures, countries, mindsets, age groups… the list goes on.

And this is exactly why being well-read, and travelling, are both important.

Both of these things expose you to different cultures and make you not only aware but also TOLERANT and CONSIDERATE of people who are different from you (which, fundamentally, is every single person on the planet).

You need to be exposed to the brutal reality that the world does not revolve around you, and your way isn’t the only way to live.

Overall, tolerance and consideration are some of the MOST highly-needed traits in the world right now.

Read more. Travel more. And talk to people who are NOT like you.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Wake up and choose violins 🎻🎻

[Gunjan Pant @gunjunpun]

@bookingcom Sent it on DM

[Gunjan Pant @gunjunpun]

I hate @bookingcom and their customer care service. It’s been yearsss I haven’t got my refund, and they still say they don’t know. I call them every few months and they still don’t know, don’t have answers, sucks. Sucks even to talk to them, takes away all my energy!

[Gunjan Pant @gunjunpun]

@Imaginedragons What is tomorrow?

[Gunjan Pant @gunjunpun]

They made it look so easy! Great work @isro #Chandrayaan3 👏👏👏

[Gunjan Pant @gunjunpun]

Can’t keep calm coz Chandrayan-3 is gonna land today! 💪