#CultureFix

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been to a conference that underdelivered 🙋🏽 Or, worse, was a place of poor planning, countless microaggressions, and underwhelming speakers. It doesn’t have to be that way, tho!

@jennawraytion.bsky.social and i talked about it here: www.instagram.com/p/DRLciZ0D1ro/

We Deserve So Much Better Than AI Just because the technology is there doesn’t mean we benefit from using it. A look at AI’s short-term wins versus long-term losses.

Folks always ask me what i think about AI. Here's why i'm concerned:

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I do a daily gratitude page. When my brain knows it will need to recall things im thankful for at the end of the night, it does a better time of recognizing and remembering them, like a muscle that’s been strengthened with use. #spiritchat

So dismissive. Instead of hearing and validating someone’s feelings, you’re telling them how they should feel.

People really don’t know how to deal with uncomfortable situations so they say ridiculously unhelpful things like this. #spiritchat

A6: Gratitude doesn’t mean that you whitewash the uncomfortable feelings with platitudes. Life is messy with pain and joy. A gratitude practice helps us tune into the whispers of joy when suffering is yelling at us, trying to get our full attention. #spiritchat

This. It’s not “good vibes only”. It’s making space for the beautiful range of human emotions and experiences. #spiritchat

Gratitude is a learned practice, and part of that includes owning the privileges you carry and becoming clear on what you take for granted. It’s a political practice as much as a personal one. #spiritchat

This month at #CultureFix, featuring events with @bigsto.bsky.social, @norarahimian.bsky.social, @drjengunter.bsky.social, and others!

I think Marx would be proud of our work: mailchi.mp/bcd5e9c906f7...

Join me!!!

YouTube video by Office Hours With Nora And Sto Office Hours: Episode 100: Most Commonly Asked Questions

With 25+ years of experience between us, what are some of the most common questions people ask @bigsto.bsky.social and me in terms of navigating the music business? We're talking about it on Office Hours. Join us live and ask your own questions. #musiciansky

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Join our short media discussion group this Thursday with @indiejenfischer.bsky.social. We'll be talking about Maya Deren's short film, Meshes of the Afteernoon. #movieclub #CultureFix

Tap into our Discord here: discord.gg/5z2DCY3b7a

YouTube video by Office Hours With Nora And Sto Office Hours: Episode 99: Celebration!

Congrats @norarahimian.bsky.social and @bigsto.bsky.social on 99 episodes! So much good info on Office Hours www.youtube.com/watch?v=E88s...

It helps create a sense of safety and stability, which calms the nervous system.

Office Hours: Episode 95: Authenticity in Branding YouTube video by Office Hours With Nora And Sto

Authenticity in Branding.
an episode from myself and @norarahimian.bsky.social on YouTube from our Office Hours series.

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Truth! This needs to be taught and spread throughout the U.S.

Congrats on 99! @norarahimian.bsky.social and @bigsto.bsky.social

None of the character choices made sense. The rushed ending was ultimately saved by the deus ex machina, but entertaining nonetheless. #booksky

What do Halloween and negotiation have in common?

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Wait, so Bad Bunny said he refuses to perform in the US because of ICE / colonialism, but he's agreed to do the Superbowl? Make it make sense.

This essay is beautiful and important. It doesn't take long to read either and is worth your time.

Hope you can join us next week, but even, if not, I hope you'll check out this essay.

True. But if they did that, how could they blame us for their failures?

The community you seek is seeking you. Full calendar and details here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Featuring events with @norarahimian.bsky.social, @indiejenfischer.bsky.social, @bigsto.bsky.social, and others this month! #CultureFix

Genocide hurts everything, including culinary history. Join @indiejenfischer.bsky.social to read and discuss on the 30th. Details on our Discord. #booksky

Emotions last about 90 seconds. Taking that time for silence allows you to self-regulate so you can respond from a grounded, rather than reactive, space. #SpiritChat

The distinction between choosing silence and being silenced is so important. #spiritchat

This kind of silencing is a form of violence. Who benefits? Who does it protect?

Thinking about how it shows up in abusive situations, under fascist governments, etc.

#spiritchat

Artist: Robin Purcell

currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter

Matthew McConaughey says he wants a private LLM, fed only with his books, notes, journals, and aspirations, so he can ask it questions and get answers based solely on that information, without any outside influence.

this exists it is called thinking