I'm gunna default to using female pro nouns for everything for a week. All animals, every time I speak abstractly about doctors, lawyers, bosses, etc. "Ladies" instead of "guys". I'll just assume female and see how many people I trigger 😁

We all have such an intense need for connection, and when we don't get in from local communities, we get it from being swept up in broader social movements. This is where all these political manias come from. And so the solution isn't political. To fix this we have to help people live more connected lives.

Unfortunately, I've experienced very little protection from men in my life. And people like this are the same ones who think that protection and control are the same thing. I never had, and want nothing to do with their "protection".

We all know it’s our job to manage our own emotions & behavior—and theirs is to manage theirs. But anyone who’s been married or had any kind of long-term relationship knows: it’s a lot easier for others to stay calm when you’re not being a giant ass. And really this is what most “communication skills” are about. learning how to say what needs to be said in a way that doesn’t require the other person to have expert-level emotional regulation. In any interaction, yes, you’re responsible for your behavior not theirs. But what’s your goal? If it’s emotional revenge, sure, stay calm while landing blows. If it’s education or agreement, deliver your message in a way that’s easy to digest. So… what are your goals?

Why do the police wear uniforms and badges? Well one reason is so that people can tell the difference between someone getting arrested and someone being kidnapped. Another is so that police can be identified and held to a high standard. What other reasons are there?

It’s a growing sentiment, the idea that mocking others, “dunking” on others, is an effective tool for changing minds. It may feel that way, especially on some social media platforms. But… # of likes ≠ winning hearts and minds. In fact it’s generally the opposite. I don’t engage in mockery, not because I’m a superior human, but because I know it is not only ineffective, it is counter productive. Here is what happens when you “dunk” on others… - You “energize your base” and excite those who are looking for emotional revenge. - You silence those who aren’t willing to step into the shit storm. - You demonstrate to the people watching that you are not safe to engage in real conversations with. - You hurt and shut down those who were on the other side but curious about your views. - You inspire revenge from those you’ve insulted, and can expect their blow back in the future. - You further the division. Mockery can feel like winning, especially on some social media platforms, as it is an effective short term strategy. In the short term you excite your base, get likes, and drive away dissenters. But you lose the hearts and minds of anyone outside your core base. You show yourself to be not worthy of real engagement. You push those on the fence over to the other side. And in the long run you’ve put yourself and your team in a much worse position. It might feel really good in the moment, but it’s a small short term win in exchange for a large long term loss. Mockery is an indulgent, short term strategy.

Just conversation about trains and monetary theory.

"Roles" are a means of avoiding actual emotional intimacy.

What do you suppose would have happened if Biden sent California's national guard into Texas? 🤔

I'm pretty sure that I'm the most popular Hannah Rosenberg on LinkedIn 🙌 #Winning

Would totally attend this class, this dude looks amazing!

“Success” is difficult to objectively define as it means different things to different people - a Lambo to some, a farm to others. But I keep coming back to one, fairly measurable quality that I find to be the true objective measure of success in life – emotional maturity.

Travel is so on my mind. ...in which airport do you have the best memories?

Originally thought this photo was great but too cringe for LinkedIn, then a friend said I look like a Jedi, another ran it through AI, and now I’m wondering… can I actually get away with using this as my LinkedIn profile pic? 🤔😁

First the lefties melted into insanity over covid, and now the righties are melting into insanity over Trump.

There are real biological and temperamental differences between men and women, in general of course. Discussing them isn’t inherently wrong, it can be interesting and insightful! The problem is that, in my experience, most of these conversations aren’t driven by curiosity but by an agenda: to argue that women are not appropriate to leadership or decision making. Too often, the goal is to find 'evidence' for treating women as second-class citizens. When someone comes up to me and says “ya know, women really…” 🚩🚩🚩🚨🚨🚨 all the alarm bells go off. Almost certainly that is someone who has set out to persuade me into thinking of myself as appropriately a follower, as appropriately less than. And fuck you bro, never gunna happen.

Anxiety comes from a refusal to accept our limited existence. I was talking about anxiety while flying the other day and a friend noted that when on an airplane is one of the only times in your life when you truly have no responsibility for the outcome… so it should be relaxing. And well, my prefrontal cortex totally understands that, but the rest of my brain rejects that! Lol But why? In my head if the plane went down and me with it, it would be my fault cuz somehow I should have known to not get on that flight. Somehow everything is my fault. I know that I have anxiety when I take on responsibility for things that I can’t realistically have an impact on. And so I have to train my brain to accept that I can’t possibility know the future. I can’t predict when a wild anomaly like a plane crash might happen. That’s a bizarre responsibility to try to put on myself because I am a limited creature. But I have a really hard time saying that, I have a hard time saying that I’m limited… I get a sense of shame from that. Why? Is that maybe part of a religious fundamentalist hangover? Is that just human nature? Where does this insane sense of responsibility come from?