Changing Perceptions - Deciphering the Language of Behaviour with Graham Chatterley π€
I liked the shadows
We enjoyed our first few play throughs of the card game Mantis. Yumo who is 5 and Elise (7) both picked it up quickly and won games too, damnit! Yumo’s cavalier attitude proving successful. It’s only a pack of cards too so is easy to carry around. Illustrations by The Oatmeal too.
Oh. The Oatmeal IS Exploding Kittens.
Hope and happiness feel almost inappropriate β as if taking time to appreciate anything good is naΓ―ve β even irresponsible β a failure to come to terms with the gravity of everything. But this is wrong β we need hope more than ever. We need happiness and Christmas is the time for it. While β perhaps β the scale of our challenges might be unprecedented, Christmas is timed deliberately to fall close to the winter solstice when the nights are darkest and the light furthest away. Since very ancient times humans have been vulnerable to despair at this time of year. We are not the first. More than anything β whether you believe in the Christian message or not β I think Christmas is about hope against all odds. This is why we need Christmas β at this time of year it is not wrong to turn into the light because without hope and a deliberate focus on things that are good, we wonβt have the strength to do anything about the dark. It is what Christmas is for.
Love this.
Parenting is hard.
Grass is green.
Water is wet.
These things i know.
Putting the job search on hold until the new year. It’s sitting at the back of my mind and whispering and doing me no good. It’s definitely the right choice to move on but it’s still stressful.
Little and often. Encouraged by a friend doing exercise to do something.
How Language Shapes Thought | Lera Boroditsky
Really interesting video both as a whole but also some of the points made in the video that relate to the differences in language.
I still struggle with the idea that Chinese that uses δΈ/δΈ οΌup/down) whereas in English we would use next /previous (last).
Power Banks: How Businesses are Leading the Charge
For those who rely on a mobile phone for daily life, few experiences are as scary as seeing their battery edge towards 0% while theyβre out and about. Fortunately, shared power banks β available for rent for a few yuan an hour β have become ubiquitous in China, available in all manner of businesses.
They really are everywhere in China. It is convenient though. Interesting to read about how much money people make from them.
If I were in charge. β southgloshead
An interesting take on Primary schools in the UK.
LOVE these.
Did some moving. Chose this Single Kettlebell Armor Building Complex | by Dan John - YouTube.
Which is
With single bell, do:
C&P left
Switch
C&P right
2x Front squat
Park bell, shake hands, and go again pretty quick
C&P right
Switch
C&P left
2x Front squat
Bell down
Only did 5 with my 16kg kb but glad I did something!
3am airport run
Was due to pick up parents from the airport at midnight but because of a delay, it’ll be a 3am pick up. Time for a short nap.
This was in the toilets of the lamb hot pot place we had lunch…
all these memories
ten years worth, are everywhere
a thousand goodbyes
Went off on the first Friday of the holiday
life under pressure
we have all these things to do
love under tension
Awwww :( Holt was my favourite character in B99.
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor, dies aged 61 | Television | The Guardian
This quote from MetaFilter resonates a whole lot. I’ve watched episode 7 of Season 2 maybe 10 times now for the former reasons and will probably never watch episode 6 again for the latter.
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I bet you all have noticed that when you are painting or drawing you sometimes slip into a state where you forget about yourself. The world around you disappears and you are fully and clearly invested with all your focus and open-mindedness to the art in front of you.
βSmile. No not a fake smile. No not like that. Nor that. Why are you laughing?β
