Friday, May 1, 2020

Twitter Thread: The Brain's Reaction To Long Term Stress


Positive psychology-certified coach Alexis Rockley hooked it up with a helpful, informative Twitter thread that explains the trippy rollercoaster many of our brains are on right now, amidst these strange times. 

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Text - Alexis Rockley @alexisrockley Let me be clear (a thread): Those "all over the place" feelings you've been having? They are symptoms of stress, NOT personal failures of yours.

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Text - Do you feel FLAKEY + INCONSISTENT? That's b/c your brain doesn't know what news to brace for next, or what next month will hold.

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Text - Replying to @alexisrockley TIRED EASILY? That's because your brain is burning your energy 10x faster than usual. CAN'T SEEM TO FOCUS? That's b/c your brain has temporarily shut down some functionality in your prefrontal cortex-the part that juggles complex tasks + planning- due to the stress response.

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Text - Alexis Rockley @alexisrock... · 3d v Feeling CREATIVELY BLOCKED? That's because your brain has temporarily diverted all its creativity (aka ability to solve novel problems) to "how do I avoid dying?" while in a narrowed, slow burn, fight-or-flight state.

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Text - Alexis Rockley @alexisrock... · 3d v SUDDENLY DON'T GIVE AF about future-based goals, projects, or dreams like you used to? That's because your brain knows being short-sighted is a safer way to cope right now.

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Text - Alexis Rockley @alexisrock... · 3d v Your plans, creativity, energy, focus + motivation are on a YO-YO right now, b/c your brain believes you need to be EXTREMELY ADAPTIVE. You will not be on this rollercoaster forever. Be patient with your brain. Sincerely, a positive psychology-certified coach + fellow human

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Guy On Dating Show Keeps Digging Himself Deeper Hole


This guy shows the world what it looks like when one has no game, and instead proceeds to make a toxic mess of everything else around them. Legend goes that he's still in the hole that he dug himself. 

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Botanist Searches For Rare Plants, Stumbles Upon Old Plane Crash


Man, you don't see that everyday. Let's take the moment to appreciate this guy's focus on identifying those plants at the scene of the old plane crash, before actually getting on to figuring that out. Sounds like the passengers aboard the plane, all hopped out the back door, parachuted, and landed safely. The plane itself was apparently supporting CIA Cold War operations. 

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Tumblr Thread: Cultural Differences Between Goblins And Orcs


More gold from the wonderful minds of Tumblr. This quick and fun Tumblr thread looks at hypothetical cultural differences between orcs and goblins. It's an engaging read. 

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Text - firebirdeternal You know what's more fun than worldbuilding that makes some fantasy races EEEEVIIIIIIILLLLL!!!!? Worldbuilding that gives the different races cultural differences that help explain why there's a lot of conflict between them:

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Text - Goblin culture doesn’t have a concept of “Property". A stick on the ground and a tool in a locked shed are equally up for grabs if a thing needs doing. They casually take and leave things all over their communities, eat from communal pots, and genuinely Do Not Understand why the Core Races are so Angry and prone to Violence all the time.

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Text - Consequently Goblins who live near Core communities develop a reputation as “Thieves" despite not even having a *word* for that. (The closest word they have is more like “Greedy" and it means a person that hides things so nobody else can use them, and it's a surefire fight-starter to call a Goblin that)

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Text - Common Orc Spiritual beliefs hold that a Soul can only grow stronger by overcoming Challenges in life, and see intruding on another person's Challenge unasked for as not just Rude, but Deeply Harmful. You're Stealing their chance to Grow. Asking for help is deeply personal and doing so can be both a way to grow closer with them or a too-personal intrusion, depending on your existing relationship with them.

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Text - An exception is Children, as far as most Orcs are concerned, all Children are fundamentally the responsibility of the Whole Community, regardless of whose child they are, or even if said child is an Orc at *all*. This means that Orcs who live near Core neighbors often seem Rude and Standoffish if not outright hostile, because they neither ask for nor offer aid even in times of trouble, and respond to unasked

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Text - for aid themselves with Anger. There are even rumors that they Steal Children, because if an Orc finds a child lost in the woods they're pretty much immediately going to start feeding it, and if they can't find where to bring it back to, or it doesn't seem to be well cared for, they're just gonna keep it. crazy-pages This. I like this.

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Toxic Dad Wants Free Painting, Gets Rejected, Won't Pay Babysitter


This dad is the definition of toxic. He reaches out to the babysitter that he has yet to pay, after they watched over his four kids, and asks for a free painting. Upon rejection for the free item, he proceeds to refuse to pay the babysitter for their services. Completely absurd. The bad vibe is all with this guy. 

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AskReddit Thread: Strange Rules Families Have


Normal to the family and weird to the rest of the world. This fun AskReddit thread has people sharing the various weird rules in their families that are ultimately harmless. It's funny to see what kinds of traditions and "rules" can be hatched up by a family. 

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Text - Wombat--Combat • 16h My family always has 2 dogs, you may insult the younger dog as much as you want, but you must never insult the elder dog.

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Text - Commonsensewho • 18h 3 3 Awards My rule for walks: Every duck you see must be confronted about their various love affairs. A lone male duck? "Sir??? Sir are you aware of where your wife is???" I have gotten every person l've walked with in on this joke/rule. And in case you're curious, ducks are all having affairs, squirrels you can only get for tax evasion, and geese are always up for a turf war.

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Text - JustPlainSimpleGarak • 1d We do not fight at weddings

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Text - Red-Stilleto • 19h We're all incredibly sarcastic and kinda rude to each other. It's how we show love but to avoid any actual hurt feelings if anyone ever says the exact phrase 'stop teasing' it's over and everyone apologieses. Grew up with this rule and trust me kindergarten was a rough awakening when bullies don't bend over backwards at my magic phrase. Overall good way to grow up goofing around and joking with family but make sure no one is actually offended when you roast them nonstop

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Text - Chibeyond • 19h When eating a meal together, we have a certain sitting arrangement. But when drinking a coffee, me and my mum swich seats. Same table, different arrangement.

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Text - verminiusrex • 22h Don't bother dad while he's eating. I was a stay at home dad and did most of the cooking. After dishing up and serving everyone, l'd plate my food just in time for everyone to come back for seconds, which i would dish up for them. After a couple years of eating lukewarm food (and the kids were big enough to dish up their seconds) I made the rule so I could actually have a hot meal. I still enforce this rule.

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Text - SuperCoffeePowersGo • 17h 2 Awards If you are the last person to leave the house you need to put the radio on for the cat

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Text - Stressful-stoic • 23h There is a framed photo of the girl which came with the frame among our other family photos on the cabinet. My grandpa received the frame and he died before he'd exchanged the photo so we're just keeping it like that.

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Text - teenage_dirtbag_03 • 23h If you find the gnome, you hide the gnome.

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Text - PsychOmatt • 18h If ever giving someone a ride home, wait for them to get the door to their house open before leaving. This may have been more important when I was growing up before everyone had a cellphone. My parents did a lot with our church youth group so there were a lot of events or times after get togethers where some of them would need rides, and this was to make sure they were home safely and not locked out or anything.

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Text - foopiez • 20h no sweeping or mopping at night Mom & dad claim its bad luck but I know it's cuz they're tired of us quickly doing our chores as they pull up in the driveway

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Text - Eradikate • 22h The last slice of birthday cake belongs to the person whose birthday it was made to celebrate. Not strange in and of itself, strange in that my family had to actively spell it out.

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Text - agaggleofsharts • 19h As a child, if you repeatedly farted, you were sent to the bathroom. An understandable rule with basis in fact of what you probably needed to do if you were farting a lot. I never realized how funny it was until I was telling my husband about it and he lost it.

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Text - archavex • 20h 1 Award When we have game night, whatever game we play, everyone must sit through a reading of the entire rule book and state that they understand the rules as they have been read, and any rule which has not been read shall not be included. House rules caused so many games to be all fucked up, especially monopoly. So we dont use house rules any more, and by reading the rules every time, no one can say they didnt know the rules

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Text - Captainrosebeard • 20h You have to try a food twice before saying you don't like it.

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Text - dataminer-x • 22h If you touch whatever is cooking, you become the cook. For example, if you come stir a pot or lift a lid, you own it. Exceptions are made for preventing something from overflowing or catching fire, though if the latter happens, it may be best for someone else to take over. TLDR: don't touch my stuff when l'm cooking, or l'll stop cooking.

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Text - FLCLHero • 20h Never whistle when you're near the pond. This was at my old family home. We moved away from there nearly 30 years ago. Strange thing is, when I ask my parents about this rule they have no idea what l'm talking about. I very much remember it being sort of a big deal.

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Text - OnlyNameLeftUnused • 22h 1 Award We all have ice cream or nobody has ice cream. (don't eat the whole friggn' carton solo) OH, and using 2 icing on one toaster strudel apprenly now carries the death penalty.

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Text - Six_Foot_Dwarf • 20h When you cook a turkey, you have to give it a lemon boob-job. Started a few years ago, when my mom saw it online, and thought it was the funniest thing. She past away a couple years ago, and us kids have been doing it ever since.

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Text - snoqualmie • 22h No books at the dinner table unless it's the dictionary. A serving of cookies is exactly 3 cookies.

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Text - Rolling_Gear • 22h Most of the shows we watch are recorded live, and then watched later in the week. Mother cannot control the remote, as she will skip the commericials and go 5 minutes further, then spend just as long getting back to the correct stop as it would have been to watch the commercials in the first place.

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Text - betzevim • 21h You know how most people worship cats? We do that, but for ducks

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Text - mrsrariden • 20h Youngest person that knows how to read hands out the Christmas presents.

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Text - sunnypamom • 23h When a guest leaves you need to walk out to their car with them no matter what the weather. We were taught its a sign of care and respect for the guests

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Text - TaintedCaribou • 21h You may not use any tools to open a gift, with one exception. A tool may be used if it was also presented as a gift during the same gift giving event. Example: Going to get a pocket knife is prohibited. Using a pocket knife you normally carry is prohibited. If you are given a pocket knife as a present, it may be used to open other gifts at that time. There are no rules limiting how presents may be wrapped.

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Text - xylophonefox • 18h We have a "First Day" rule. You are not allowed to ask to play with or use any toys/items of your siblings on the first day they receive them. So birthdays and holidays that you get presents, you do not have to share with the others. And if they try, you get to yell "First Day!"

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Text - shockingpomegranate • 19h If it is a guest's first time attending movie night at my parents' house, the movie is always Pride and Prejudice (2005). How does this happen? Either an invitation is extended phrased as "would you like to come over and watch Pride and Prejudice?" or a "spontaneous" decision is made to watch the movie after everyone has eaten dinner. It's never spontaneous. They always plan it. If someone declines to watch Pride and Prejudice, movie night suddenly becomes board

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Text - MerylSquirrel • 22h 1 Award When there are multiple dessert options after a large family meal, the lime jelly must be included in the options offered to everyone, but nobody may accept the lime jelly. Only my stepdad may have the lime jelly. The strange thing is that this was never a conscious decision we made, and it was never really noticed until I was seventeen. It was the first time my now partner was invited to a big family meal. After the meal, my grandma told us the dessert options

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Text - Montrealgirl • 19h 3 2 Awards I wouldn't call it a rule... more of a tradition. Every Christmas eve, after dinner and the presents etc, my mom ( sometimes against our will )turns off the power in the house and makes us all play hide-and-go-seek for at least 30 minutes. Some years we are all into it, some years we aren't. But I never regret playing afterwards. It's great memories for the smaller folks and it's lots of laughs for the older ones. Overall would recommend.

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Text - tired_fire_ants • 21h No one tells mom that my sister and I didn't buy our graduation photos and just framed the sample photo with the huge watermark. Been four years and she hasn't noticed

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Text - JayDeeWee • 21h When we need some time by ourselves we say, "I'm going to do saying we need some alone time. _, don't bother me." It's just our way of

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Text - Pxander • 22h Whenever ANYBODY comes over, you put the kettle on. However, this may be the case for many British families

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