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  • Hopefulness Is the Warrior Emotion

    Unlike cynicism, hopefulness is hard-earned, makes demands upon us, and can often feel like the most indefensible and lonely place on Earth. Hopefulness is not a neutral position either. It is adversarial. It is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism. https://kottke.org/24/08/hopefulness-is-the-warrior-emotion

  • It’s not “tall poppy” syndrome, people don’t like dealing with you

    There has been a spate of “tall poppy” cry-wanks in the NZ entrepreneurial community over the past week. The theme is: I’m a tall poppy and I keep getting knocked down. Turns out that the people getting this coverage are generally: really unpleasant to deal with, they hurt people as their managerial MO, their achievements…

  • Swedish ‘Say hi!’ campaign aims to connect people, reduce loneliness

    According to the World Health Organisation, loneliness is now a “global public health concern”. It says a quarter of older people are socially isolated and between 5 and 15 percent of adolescents, “leading to health risks comparable to smoking daily, excessive drinking and obesity”. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/503798/swedish-say-hi-campaign-aims-to-connect-people-reduce-loneliness