maxduckworth

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by maxduckworth 5y ago
That seems like a great model for the modern world. What is the food that's easiest to grow?
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by maxduckworth 5y ago
What you said about the work required to keep buildings from degrading and the forest at bay is so true, but it's something you don't realize until you live it. The other option I've been playing with is to treat homesteading
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by maxduckworth 5y ago
Yes, I see the piece as a call to action if you have the means. Like it's almost a moral obligation to yourself or society.
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by maxduckworth 5y ago
What did you do at the end of the two years? Were you able to move back into a full-time position successfully?
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by maxduckworth 5y ago
How do you think about the risk of turning into one of those non-work people but also valuing long periods of not working? When you initially quit, were you thinking you'd find a new position that you were passionate about and then it
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by maxduckworth 5y ago
Why do you say that?
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by maxduckworth 5y ago
I think it's just more likely that unacknowledged trauma originated in childhood. It's certainly possible to have unacknowledged trauma as adults, but it's less common because 1) it's closer in calendar time and therefor
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by maxduckworth 5y ago
If you are open to sharing, what did you do, if anything, to make it through the year of crisis? Did you stop meditating like the author, seek outside help, continue meditating or something else?
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by maxduckworth 6y ago
"The pandemic has put crushing pressure on me" What's your perception of why the pandemic has caused a shift in pressure for you? I ask because, like you, I feel much more stressed, but I can't really put my finger on wh
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by maxduckworth 7y ago
> The issue is making someone suffer more than is necessary or making them suffer for the wrong reasons Agreed. I just think that most people would call causing suffering more than is necessary and for the wrong reasons "violent&quo
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by maxduckworth 7y ago
Definition of violence 1a: the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy b: an instance of violent treatment or procedure 2: injury by or as if by distortion, infringement, or profanation : OUTRAGE 3a: intense, turbul
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by maxduckworth 7y ago
How would you go about reducing chronic stress? Or are the causes of chronic stress so differentiated that there isn't a prescription you can make? Also, how did you go about detoxing, in your case?