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It’s finally time to talk about the one book that’s constantly been at the back of my mind since making this blog.
No summary this time – anyone with a pulse should read this book for themselves.
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A deep and scoring polemic about the Mindfulness movement.
Sitting about thinking of the present moment? Maybe it’s helpful for coping, but it’s not the revolution you’re looking for.
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Four thousand years can give you such a crick in the neck…
This is self-help in a trenchcoat; it’s also a serious commentary on our increasing instrumentation of time
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My (re?)discovery of journalling – and how I reclaimed it from instrumentation.
Good intentions – or, when other people think they know your condition better than you, but they mean well.
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I bought Nick Brawl 2 on sale. It’s about time I got back in the saddle…
I am asking you once again to read my opinions on network effects
Playing to win is for losers.
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CONTENT WARNING: Sex, BDSM, questioning authority.
Part I Part II Part III Part IV
YOU CAN’T SAY “ORANGE” TO YOUR BOSS.
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The most violent book I’ve read this year. Jenny Odell argues the unthinkable – why don’t we harness doing nothing as a form of political activism?
Lessons from the scrivener – you can’t say “no” to your boss, but to refuse, you don’t have to.
Published in 2019, it’s a product of its time – might the Fediverse make collective action and co-operation easier?
I would prefer not to.
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A brief respite from editing posts on polemic books to bring you news about the ex-bird site – news about its ex-users , that is.
The migration from X (formerly known as Twitter) to Mastodon gave researchers a golden opportunity to record data on the collective action problem. Spoilers: it’s pretty good news.
TOOT TOOT
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Content warning: Both of these books explore weight stigma, wellness culture, and fads that can be extremely destructive, physically and mentally. If you’re made uncomfortable by that, give this post a pass.On the flipside – if I get it wrong, I hope I’ve got it wrong better than most.
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In which the featured image does not display the books in chronological order, but in the order that I write about them.
This is the first in a series of posts about books I’ve read this year. Find the introduction here .
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