Exploring Relaxed States of Focus and Information Sourcing

24:23 to skip specific American politics

In this episode:

• Mutual aid
• Local connections
• Surveillance & privacy considerations for devices
• Resistance is working
• General strike & Mar 15 shutdown (#Shutdown315)
• Emotional survival: monotropic reset, alpha brain waves
• Being careful whom you listen to (accompanying Emily Science Journalism ep 82)

Links mentioned:

1. Surveillance guide for devices
2. How to change Meta settings to limit tracking (note there is no way to make Messenger app safe)
3. Ad-blocking guide (note that I haven't vetted all their recommendations, though I do use one of them already)
4. General Strike USA
5. March 15 2025 general shutdown in US #Shutdown315
6. The Open-Focus Brain by Les Fehmi is the book I don't automatically recommend bc of offensive disability language, plus I personally didn't find the exercises as helpful as when another ND person led me. That said, the book may still be helpful to you. There are hundreds of open focus exercises on YouTube, and I may try to find one that I like and link it here at some point.
7. Article, "My problems with the Constructed Theory of Emotions," (the critique of How Emotions Are Made) 
8. Andrew Huberman is a liar article

Not in episode, but I adore this takedown of Matthew Walker's book Why We Sleep

De-Googling

Other links shared on the Discord recently:

• Article: sabotaging DOGE
• Simple Sabotage Field Manual from above article
• Helping trans people leave the US
• MI, MN, NY, VE, WA EDL (drivers license for land & sea entry)
• Actions for protecting disability rights
• Small actions to take now

Resources:

1. Transcript Doc
2. Email Newsletter
3. Like Your Brain community space (Patreon)

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