mindfulgeek

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by mindfulgeek 10y ago
When I was a year out of cancer treatment, I ran into a fellow patient. She and I had a rare cancer and were treated with a handful of others. Of the three of us who remained, only two of us remained cancer free and she wasn't one of t
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by mindfulgeek 10y ago
In general, kids and young adults are more unhealthy in measurable ways -- cancer, depression, suicide rates -- all higher. While this is just one aspect of what is causing trouble, the lack of independence has been linked to kids making re
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by mindfulgeek 10y ago
I didn't read the article about the two year old. Thank you for sharing the details! I think their research was in trying to understand why we've turned into a culture that is afraid to let their kids have freedoms that use to be
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by mindfulgeek 10y ago
If their kid was sleeping and they stayed in range of a baby monitor, what is the risk there? Yes, it makes sense to make the risk higher if you perceive a parent as less apt, however, we are fast to judge that aptitude without knowing much
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by mindfulgeek 10y ago
While there are plenty of ways people are disconnected from reality, the impact on our culture when kids don't have independence and parents make decisions out of fear has a significant impact on our world.
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by mindfulgeek 10y ago
You're right, we can't make a wise judgment without more data. People all the time are making guesses and taking action based on it though. That's the scary part.
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Why Do We Judge Parents for Putting Kids at Perceived But Unreal Risk?(npr.org)
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by mindfulgeek 10y ago
Interesting! I remember first reading this on Wikipedia a few years ago. either I'm misremembering or the article has changed since then. Here's one article about Ford's influence on it: http://www.politifact.com&#
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by mindfulgeek 10y ago
The 40 hour work week comes from Ford. It is optimized for factory workers. Data for creative/makers would be interesting to see.
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by mindfulgeek 10y ago
The best "full time" work environment I experienced was a 9-5 week with morning/afternoon 3-hour coding blocks (no interruptions tolerated) and an hour lunch. The other hour was spent in the standup, email, one-off conversati
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by mindfulgeek 10y ago
Wish you could mentor from NY!
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by mindfulgeek 10y ago
Being a parent can be super hard. It sounds like your wife could use some down time and space from your son. Please encourage her to go out with a friend, get a pedicure or do something that will fill her cup. I have a high needs 8 year old
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by mindfulgeek 10y ago
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business Seven Habits of Highly Effective People NonViolent Communication: A Language of Life
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by mindfulgeek 10y ago
This is a thing. Yoga and meditation work -- and they work quite well. The science is young, but the research shows definitive results. Some of these results include: 1. Increased size and activity in the areas of the brain responsible for
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by mindfulgeek 10y ago
I watched my father die of cancer when I was in my early 20s. He went through a bone marrow transplant -- twice. The first time he was sick and it was hard, but he was cancer free for a few months and managed to walk me down the aisle at my
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by mindfulgeek 11y ago
If you're curious about current scientific research around Meditation, check out the Advances in Meditation Research conference at Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in NYC ( http://meditation2015.com/ ) The one in 2013 had m
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by mindfulgeek 12y ago
We're so obsessed as a society on making life "easy" for our kids that we completely remove our children's ability to fend for themselves in the real world. These parents were doing their children a service and trying to
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by mindfulgeek 12y ago
Technology across the board is not family or parenting friendly -- in my experience. It seems like it would be, given the technology tools that make remote working and flexible work environments possible. I recently was let go from my direc
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by mindfulgeek 12y ago
Thanks for sharing! I learned too many of these the hard way... I think I could say that about most things I've learned though :)
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by mindfulgeek 12y ago
I was offered egg-freezing before beginning one of those "sterilizing" chemotherapy treatments. While it was great to have the option, the last thing I wanted to put my already dying body through was hormone therapy and surgery...
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by mindfulgeek 12y ago
Its very possible the father of the child lives in SM, and she is obligated to live in a certain area. Lawyers cost money even if one person is not paying child support. W/o a good lawyer, people can lose things, like kids. Also, if s
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by mindfulgeek 12y ago
Estimates are notorious for all developers, not just new ones :) Most people have a hard time realizing they are stressed out -- you are suddenly completely freaking out! If you wait until there is a problem, you've waited too long. Ri