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Links: survival tips for tough times
Oct. 30th, 2023 08:51 pmSince the world is a tough place these days...
Crisis Support Services of Alameda County and their self-care page which links to the Free Mindfulness Project with a bunch of brief meditations.
Jace Harr's You feel like shit: an interactive self-care guide with ideas whose time has come like, "Drink a glass of water." "Are you in pain? Do you have pain meds? Consider taking some." Another version which might be easier to remember and find: youfeellikeshit.com by Amanda Miklik
The Body (Often) Tells the Truth by Kate Manne. "It was only later that it struck me: rather than assume that I was competent, and that the door I had just tried unsuccessfully to open was indeed locked, my friend instead assumed that I was suddenly incapable of opening an ordinary car door—a car I’d ridden in repeatedly, and a door which there is no special trick to opening."
How to Have a Great, Disabled Life has a bunch of helpful topics, including How to Be Poor in America. "A self-advocacy guide for anyone who is homebound or bedbound in the US. Special focus on folks with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (sometimes called “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome”). If you are not lucky enough to have ME or CFS, you are still welcome to use this guide. Enjoy!" As far as I can tell, this is a collaboration by a group of people with ME/CFS. Tons of info.
Executive Function Theft by Abigail Goben. "Executive Function Theft (EFT) is the deliberate abdication of decision-making, tasks, and responsibilities that are perceived as administrative or repetitive, of lesser importance, or aren’t pleasant or shiny, to another person, with the result that the receiving person’s executive function becomes so exhausted that they are unable to participate in, contribute to, or enjoy higher level efforts."
Joelle Maslak's pitch/amplitude confusion readme and test files. There are three brief sound files to check if you find it difficult to distinguish sound loudness vs. pitch. (I tried it, and it's not a problem for me.)
Removing the Mask: How Neurodiversity Strengthens Cybersecurity by Ian Campbell and Travis Hall. "The missions are too important to attempt without us."
“I have a bad English accent” by Rémy Hannequin. "Singlish being heavily influenced by Malay, Hokkien and Cantonese, can any accent from anyone in Singapore be considered proper English? The answer is yes. As can any accent from people speaking Jamaican English or Nigerian English."
Beyond Senior - Metric Obsessions by Brandon Weaver. "A metric instrumented without an equal measure of discretion and wisdom will yield chaos and lead to number chasing over sound decisions."
Crisis Support Services of Alameda County and their self-care page which links to the Free Mindfulness Project with a bunch of brief meditations.
Jace Harr's You feel like shit: an interactive self-care guide with ideas whose time has come like, "Drink a glass of water." "Are you in pain? Do you have pain meds? Consider taking some." Another version which might be easier to remember and find: youfeellikeshit.com by Amanda Miklik
The Body (Often) Tells the Truth by Kate Manne. "It was only later that it struck me: rather than assume that I was competent, and that the door I had just tried unsuccessfully to open was indeed locked, my friend instead assumed that I was suddenly incapable of opening an ordinary car door—a car I’d ridden in repeatedly, and a door which there is no special trick to opening."
How to Have a Great, Disabled Life has a bunch of helpful topics, including How to Be Poor in America. "A self-advocacy guide for anyone who is homebound or bedbound in the US. Special focus on folks with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (sometimes called “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome”). If you are not lucky enough to have ME or CFS, you are still welcome to use this guide. Enjoy!" As far as I can tell, this is a collaboration by a group of people with ME/CFS. Tons of info.
Executive Function Theft by Abigail Goben. "Executive Function Theft (EFT) is the deliberate abdication of decision-making, tasks, and responsibilities that are perceived as administrative or repetitive, of lesser importance, or aren’t pleasant or shiny, to another person, with the result that the receiving person’s executive function becomes so exhausted that they are unable to participate in, contribute to, or enjoy higher level efforts."
Joelle Maslak's pitch/amplitude confusion readme and test files. There are three brief sound files to check if you find it difficult to distinguish sound loudness vs. pitch. (I tried it, and it's not a problem for me.)
Removing the Mask: How Neurodiversity Strengthens Cybersecurity by Ian Campbell and Travis Hall. "The missions are too important to attempt without us."
“I have a bad English accent” by Rémy Hannequin. "Singlish being heavily influenced by Malay, Hokkien and Cantonese, can any accent from anyone in Singapore be considered proper English? The answer is yes. As can any accent from people speaking Jamaican English or Nigerian English."
Beyond Senior - Metric Obsessions by Brandon Weaver. "A metric instrumented without an equal measure of discretion and wisdom will yield chaos and lead to number chasing over sound decisions."
