But I’m starting to believe that *tolerance for discomfort* might have similar transformative potential. I know our heads are spinning right now imagining all the ways in which AI will shape & transform our lives. Imagine what would be possible in the world if discomfort wasn’t something to be avoided. we allow damaged relationships to atrophy we hold back from expressing our needs & wants we push out or avoid difficult decisions we ask less probing or direct questions we withhold contrarian or unpopular views we mask or choose not to express our emotions we avoid hard but necessary conversations And once you start noticing it, you see it everywhere. I’m increasingly convinced that *tolerance for discomfort* is a massively untapped superpower with potential to transform our world.Ĭountless situations where people choose the *path of least discomfort* - in their work, in their relationships, in their lives.
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No longer content to lay eggs on command, only to have them carted off to the market, she glimpses her future every morning through the barn doors, where the other animals roam free, and comes up with a plan to escape into the wild-and to hatch an egg of her own.Īn anthem for freedom, individuality, and motherhood featuring a plucky, spirited heroine who rebels against the tradition-bound world of the barnyard, The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly is a novel of universal resonance that also opens a window on Korea, where it has captivated millions of readers. An anthem for freedom, individuality, and motherhood featuring a plucky, spirited heroine who rebels against the tradition-bound world of the barnyard, The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly is a novel of universal resonance that also opens a window on Korea, where it has captivated millions of readers. The threats facing Roe that Ginsberg’s death seemed to portend were forgotten for a little while, but not forgotten entirely. He realizes that eighty percent of Americans do not want to see Roe v. Though President Biden likens himself to a moderate, he joins the fifty-five percent of Americans who believe abortion should be legal in most or all cases. I wrote, and I slept (not well) until I completed a moldable essay draft. One year before, after the death of Justice Ginsburg, I’d spent days writing. In the email that the other fellows and I receive from Jennifer, she reminds us to take care of ourselves, pointing us toward the organization’s Employee Assistance Program. Phase two will cover Policy Education and Engagement, Statehouse Testimonies, Calling Legislators, Media Engagement, and Social Media Safety, among other things. In phase one, we studied stigma busting and other foundational topics relating to reproductive justice. Patients to Advocates is exactly what it sounds like-an organization which trains folks who have had abortions to advocate for increased access to abortion. The email is from Jennifer, Program Coordinator at a fellowship program I participate in called Patients to Advocates. On Thursday, September 2, 2021, the day after the Supreme Court decides to uphold Texas’s near-total abortion ban, an email with the subject line “Just Checking-in with You All” lands in my inbox. |
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