welcome to my brain {a link collection}

I thought it would be fun to share a wide variety of articles I’ve saved over the years...enjoy!

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HILARITY
{each one of these is a special gem!}

The Terrible Tragedy of the Healthy Eater

How To Get Rid Of Clutter And Live Abundantly

Jamie and Jeff’s Birth Plan

This is Why I'll Never be an Adult

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WORLDVIEW + DEEP THOUGHTS

Who The Kunlangeta Are And Why They Matter

{Mathew Crawford explains sociopaths and how they run modern society}

Responsible Magic: The Importance About Caring About Other People

The False Choices That Steal Our Future

{on ‘radical’ financial freedom)

What is Human Design?

{as explained by fellow Self-Projected Projector and heretic HD reader Fiona Wong}

Thinking of Becoming a Vegetarian? Well, You Can’t.

{hard truths about the cycle of life}

Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed

{on the 9-5, 40-hour grind of wastefulness}

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BRAINSPACES

Trauma makes you live in 'backwards world.'

{I reference the concept of "upside-down world" or “backwards world” often in conversation. Decisions made in a backwards world make sense if you're in that world--but then you can't seem to figure out why others have it all together and you don't. You can't logic yourself out of backwards world, either. When you're in it, the things that SHOULD be red flags have been normalized for you, so you let them slide...but the things that others would find innocuous, even positive--you take them as danger signs and sound the alarm, perhaps running away, deciding against a new opportunity, or being suspicious of a potential new relationship in your life. Living in upside-down world means you're at risk of making lousy decisions, often.}

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TIME + MOTHERING

Against School

{John Taylor Gatto was an early and vocal critic of modern schools - after being awarded NYC teacher of the year}

A woman's greatest enemy? A lack of time to herself

{One of the most radical things I do, is not "doing anything" for long stretches of time. I wish I could do it in ways that didn't annoy or inconvenience my loved ones...but I also wish I could do it more often...more luxuriously.}

Why time is a feminist issue

{on “time confetti” and the default setting of women-always-available}

“Well, Duh!” — Ten Obvious Truths That We Shouldn’t Be Ignoring

{Alfie Kohn breaks down what’s wrong with typical parenting}

6 Things to Do Instead of Helicopter Parenting Your Young Children

Quit Pointing Your Avocado At Me

{Glennon Doyle’s early musings}

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BIZ + ENTREPRENEURSHIP

How To Create A Wildly Prosperous 15 Hour Work Week!

{Leonie Dawson was my first online biz inspirations, back in 2010}

How to Move Through the Five Stages of Business (and Beat Your Money Blocks!)

{Denise Duffield-Thomas is the queen bee of money mindset work}

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THE MATRIX IS DISTURBING…

I Cut the 'Big Five' Tech Giants From My Life. It Was Hell

{This entire series explains just HOW entangled we are in a web of tech - even if we think we’re not}

How Much Money Makes You Happy? Scientists Pinpoint Amount

Wealth, shown to scale

{this is an interactive, visual aid that’s seriously mind-blowing. Spend 5 minutes scrolling and then, go outside to clear your head.}

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