adventuring in life as a woman, wife, mom, daughter and sister. swapping hats from researcher to instructor to coach 💜

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Joined February 2009
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Dr Anna Lembke MD @StanfordMed deserves credit for pointing out that recovered addicts are heros because they managed to successfully navigate dopamine dynamics— which is something that most everyone else, addict or no, grapples with in our modern world & we don’t even realize.
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“Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty." — @tferriss
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“Despite what a lot of the epidemiology will tell people, alcohol is not good for you in any dose. It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t drink it at all, but let’s not delude ourselves into thinking it’s actually healthy at some low dose. It’s not.” — @PeterAttiaMD Listen to my interview with Dr. Peter Attia: tim.blog/2023/03/14/peter-at…
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You can’t refute data with opinions. The best way to challenge evidence is with better evidence. Confirmation bias is dismissing inconvenient facts. Critical thinking is questioning your beliefs. The goal of learning is to pursue what's true, not defend your views.
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Neuroplasticity, your brain’s ability to change & learn, is a two part process: 1) Learning is triggered by focused attention, especially to novel, emotionally laden or otherwise meaningful events. 2) Actual brain rewiring occurs during sleep, and other forms of deep rest.
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Research shows that ~90 min is the longest period we can expect to maintain intense focus and effort toward learning. Shorter bouts are fine but after ~90 min, take a break. Space intense learning bouts ~2-3 (or more) hours apart.
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When groups meet to brainstorm, good ideas are lost. People bite their tongues due to conformity pressure, noise, and ego threat. A better approach is brainwriting: generate ideas separately, then meet to assess and refine. Group wisdom begins with individual creativity.
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The less you attack yourself, the less you will imagine yourself attacked by others.
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Self-awareness is like an onion. There are multiple layers to it, and the more you peel them back the more likely you're going to start crying at inappropriate times.
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“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” — Viktor Frankl
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If they’re gonna fill our timeline with people who we don’t follow then what’s the point of following anyone? I see more “suggested posts” than posts I actually asked to see. 🧐
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MAJOR sleep mistake: People know 'hydration is important' so they smash water - but it if makes you wake up 3x a night to pee ('nocturia'), you're stepping over a dollar to pick up a penny. 0 = goal. 1x/night = OK. >1 = problem. More is not better. Precision is better.
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"Nothing taught by force stays in the soul." — Plato
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I wish for all people who identify as helpers the skill of tolerating others’ discomfort and disappointment, so that we know we are helping because we want to, and not because the consequences of any other choice are intolerable.
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Spiritual trauma is being instructed in the cognitive distortions but told its good theology.
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Sooner or later you realize everything comes down to mindset.
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Spiritual trauma is when difficult emotions are spiritualized and you are taught to fear and repress them: the resulting dissociation is taken as a sign of spiritual maturity or moral superiority.
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