I'm typing up notes from a lecture I gave on the neuro-cognitive-emotional importance of rest and I want to share some of the insights because I felt like someone hit me with a frying pan.

It explains why people get on this bird app and vent, pick fights and trauma dump. (1/?) When we go into survival brain, our sympathetic nervous system is activated (that's fight/flight/fawn, unconscious response) - it makes us "stupider" because it shuts down our prefrontal cortex - our so-called "logic center" of our brains.

So fighting can temp. stop anxiety.

Hi currently writing an article about the DOOM LOOP which is an actual thing in organizational behavior.

Guess what? yelling at people and telling them they're not stressed enough or worried enough DOESN'T ACTUALLY HELP YOU EXIT THE DOOM LOOP. The thing that DOES help you get out of the DOOM LOOP is taking small actions that help you feel supported and/or help you remember something you did that activates an authentic sense of pride about your skills/abilities.

So taking time to have breakfast, or making your bed,...

So I’m off on a road trip I’ve wanted to take for years. It all started with a woman, her imagination and the desire to help generations of women. Want to help me find her? #ISOBette So I’m driving to the University of North Texas (Denton, about 3.5 hrs from Austin) and am at a rest stop. This is some peak Texas ish right here. Should be to UNT in an hour. Brb. #ISOBette

I'm speaking with amazing people today about the difference between:
- cultural appropriation vs. appreciation
- how to authentically apologize
- how we treat sacred symbols.

This thread includes resources to expand your perspective.

Ready?

#AppreciateCulture This article by @_jeffguo explores how Asian Americans' racial identity shifted over decades and the myth of being a model minority - it isn't just because of education. The real reason might surprise you: washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2…