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about to try running for 30 minutes straight... wish me luck.... #couchto5k
I DID IT I FUCKING DID IT I DID IT IM NOW A SWEAT HUMAN HYBRID IT TOOK SINCE APRIL 3 BUT I RAN FOR 30 MINUTES STRAIGHT 
you officially "graduate" the app at 35min. and then there's a 10k sequel! but once i hit 35min i will stop posting here. this feels like a milestone to me :)
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I’m hearing folks saying #ZeroCovid is unattainable. We're tired of lockdowns they say. We have #PandemicFatigue!
Can I let you in on a secret? #PandemicFatigue isn’t real. It’s a bogeyman made up by politicians to shift blame for their missteps onto us, the public. 1/
I’m hearing folks saying #ZeroCovid is unattainable. We're tired of lockdowns they say. We have #PandemicFatigue!
Can I let you in on a secret? #PandemicFatigue isn’t real. It’s a bogeyman made up by politicians to shift blame for their missteps onto us, the public. 1/
How do I know it isn’t real? First, it’s based on “ego depletion”-the idea that self-control is a muscle that becomes fatigued. But ego depletion was recently debunked in a huge study led by one of its proponents. Turns out ego depletion is not a thing. 2/ researchgate.net/publication/34…
Second, let’s look at compliance with restrictions. The @roinnslainte/@AmarachResearch weekly survey (gov.ie/en/collection/…) shows that mask compliance is at 94%. It has been ≥90% since last September. 3/
The Casting of Leaders notebook.drmaciver.com/posts/2020-04-…
We think of movements as being created by charismatic leaders, but the reverse is true: charismatic leaders are created by movements as an enabling technology to provide a sense of agency that large groups otherwise lack.
We think of movements as being created by charismatic leaders, but the reverse is true: charismatic leaders are created by movements as an enabling technology to provide a sense of agency that large groups otherwise lack.
Care Work and Fixing Things notebook.drmaciver.com/posts/2020-04-…
Work naturally divides into doing the endless series of predictable individually little things, and fixing the occasional bigger things that crop up unexpectedly. Both are essential but we handle the split badly.
Work naturally divides into doing the endless series of predictable individually little things, and fixing the occasional bigger things that crop up unexpectedly. Both are essential but we handle the split badly.
Ritual and Freedom notebook.drmaciver.com/posts/2020-05-…
Once you have acquired a measure of self-control, it becomes very hard to freely express yourself because that possibility of control is always there. In order to counterbalance that, we create spaces for that self-expression.
Once you have acquired a measure of self-control, it becomes very hard to freely express yourself because that possibility of control is always there. In order to counterbalance that, we create spaces for that self-expression.
