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- 1656 || controlled demolition
Sometimes, when the facades are crumbling, you may start to recognize the need for a controlled demolition. Not to destroy anything of value, but to strategically dismantle some of the more daunting aspects of your current human experience. Any routines, beliefs, relationships, that are no longer helpful, we must be willing to strip back to the foundation, so we can actually assess the underlying damage, reset, and rebuild.
The thought experiment of a controlled demolition is very helpful, not because it’s important to think of collapse, but because it can be empowering to remember your ability to rebuild better.When you take place in a controlled demolition, you are attempting to address what is worth saving, what is worth improving, and what needs to be completely gutted and reimagined from the ground up.
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11 min - 1655 || no shame new years
We write narratives about ourselves that we show up and reflect back. Address the narrative, and recognize you can show up around your "shame" and it doesn't have to be something you identify with.
You can allow shame to point, not guide. It's a tool, not a boss.
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12 min - 1654 || science news around a meaningful life
2025 brought in some studies that left me with some hope about the future, and I wanted to share that with you.
You can read the ones I missed here at Berkeley's Greater Good Magazine Website.
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12 min - 1653 || it's not a debate
Today is the finale of our series on street epistemology, and we're digging into what NOT to do.
- Wonder: The big question.
- Hypothesis: The interlocutor's proposed answer to the question.
- Elenchus: Question and answer to discover what other reasonable propositions are likely to be true that refute the hypothesis. Proceed by mutual agreement at every step - elenchus is not a debate.
- Accept or Revise: Refine or revise the hypothesis - either without vulnerability to that elenchus, with reduced confidence, or even rejecting it. On the other hand, if the hypothesis survives repeated attempts at elenchus, provisionally accept it.
- Act accordingly: Reduce confidence in and reliance on the hypothesis that is refuted by elenchus.
Read about the brain in a vat argument.
Read about The Teapot Analogy.
Read: On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit
Read Perth Skeptics collection of street epistemology resources.
Read Berkeley's "Bridging Differences Playbook"
Visit the Street Epistemology Website.
Read the Wikipedia on Street Epistemology.
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Read Julie's Medium Blog.
Support JULIE (and the show!)
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Get an occasional personal email from me: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com
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12 min - 1652 || when faith is more valuable than reason
Some people think their faith is "enough". Today I share ways to get them to reflect on the flaws in that thinking, and how to deal with people who refuse to budge.
- Wonder: The big question.
- Hypothesis: The interlocutor's proposed answer to the question.
- Elenchus: Question and answer to discover what other reasonable propositions are likely to be true that refute the hypothesis. Proceed by mutual agreement at every step - elenchus is not a debate.
- Accept or Revise: Refine or revise the hypothesis - either without vulnerability to that elenchus, with reduced confidence, or even rejecting it. On the other hand, if the hypothesis survives repeated attempts at elenchus, provisionally accept it.
- Act accordingly: Reduce confidence in and reliance on the hypothesis that is refuted by elenchus.
Read: On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit
Read Perth Skeptics collection of street epistemology resources.
Read Berkeley's "Bridging Differences Playbook"
Visit the Street Epistemology Website.
Read the Wikipedia on Street Epistemology.
SUPPORT JULIE (and the show!)
DONATE to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund AND THE Sudan Relief Fund
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The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. I
Read Julie's Medium Blog.
Support JULIE (and the show!)
Support + get some bonus stuff over on PATREON.
Get an occasional personal email from me: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com
Tune in on INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE or TIKTOK
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed.
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11 min - 1651 || elenchus
- Wonder: The big question.
- Hypothesis: The interlocutor's proposed answer to the question.
- Elenchus: Question and answer to discover what other reasonable propositions are likely to be true that refute the hypothesis. Proceed by mutual agreement at every step - elenchus is not a debate.
- Accept or Revise: Refine or revise the hypothesis - either without vulnerability to that elenchus, with reduced confidence, or even rejecting it. On the other hand, if the hypothesis survives repeated attempts at elenchus, provisionally accept it.
- Act accordingly: Reduce confidence in and reliance on the hypothesis that is refuted by elenchus.
Read: On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit
Read Perth Skeptics collection of street epistemology resources.
Read Berkeley's "Bridging Differences Playbook"
Visit the Street Epistemology Website.
Read the Wikipedia on Street Epistemology.
SUPPORT JULIE (and the show!)
DONATE to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund AND THE Sudan Relief Fund
GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com
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The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. I
Read Julie's Medium Blog.
Support JULIE (and the show!)
Support + get some bonus stuff over on PATREON.
Get an occasional personal email from me: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com
Tune in on INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE or TIKTOK
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13 min - 1650 || neutralizing language helps
You can't change minds when people are defensive. Practice using neutral language and reframing techniques to minimize defensiveness. These are difficult conversations, but they shouldn't feel like confrontations. Today we talk about some ways to do that.
Read Perth Skeptics collection of street epistemology resources.
Read Berkeley's "Bridging Differences Playbook"
Visit the Street Epistemology Website.
Read the Wikipedia on Street Epistemology.
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The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. IWe are fallible. We can't "know that we know" everything. Street epistemology is based on reliabilism. It's not dogmatic, but it does help us recognize fallacies when people are claiming extraordinary events are true.
Read Perth Skeptics collection of street epistemology resources.
Read Berkeley's "Bridging Differences Playbook"
Visit the Street Epistemology Website.
Read the Wikipedia on Street Epistemology.
SUPPORT JULIE (and the show!)
DONATE to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund AND THE Sudan Relief Fund
GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com
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The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Read Julie's Medium Blog.
Support JULIE (and the show!)
Support + get some bonus stuff over on PATREON.
Get an occasional personal email from me: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com
Tune in on INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE or TIKTOK
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed.
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11 min - 1649 || embrace the silences
You can affirm a person without affirming their ideas. Treat people with respect, leave space for silent reflections, and allow yourself humility in how you approach these dialogues.
Read Perth Skeptics collection of street epistemology resources.
Read Berkeley's "Bridging Differences Playbook"
Visit the Street Epistemology Website.
Read the Wikipedia on Street Epistemology.
SUPPORT JULIE (and the show!)
DONATE to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund AND THE Sudan Relief Fund
GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com
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The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. I
Read Julie's Medium Blog.
Support JULIE (and the show!)
Support + get some bonus stuff over on PATREON.
Get an occasional personal email from me: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com
Tune in on INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE or TIKTOK
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10 min - 1648 || faith isn't enough
We are fallible. We can't "know that we know" everything. Street epistemology is based on reliabilism. It's not dogmatic, but it does help us recognize fallacies when people are claiming extraordinary events are true.
Read Perth Skeptics collection of street epistemology resources.
Read Berkeley's "Bridging Differences Playbook"
Visit the Street Epistemology Website.
Read the Wikipedia on Street Epistemology.
SUPPORT JULIE (and the show!)
DONATE to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund AND THE Sudan Relief Fund
GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com
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The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. I
Read Julie's Medium Blog.
Support JULIE (and the show!)
Support + get some bonus stuff over on PATREON.
Get an occasional personal email from me: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com
Tune in on INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE or TIKTOK
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed.
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11 min - 1647 || the inner work required to bridge a connection
Challenge your biases + stereotypes. Focus on first-hand experiences. Focus on individual humanity, not their group membership. Assume good intentions. Be intentional with expanding your interactions with other cultures. Learn to engage with context not the connotation.
Read Perth Skeptics collection of street epistemology resources.
Read Berkeley's "Bridging Differences Playbook"
Visit the Street Epistemology Website.
Read the Wikipedia on Street Epistemology.
SUPPORT JULIE (and the show!)
DONATE to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund AND THE Sudan Relief Fund
GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com
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The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. I
Read Julie's Medium Blog.
Support JULIE (and the show!)
Support + get some bonus stuff over on PATREON.
Get an occasional personal email from me: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com
Tune in on INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE or TIKTOK
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed.
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@MYDBpodcast is a bite sized, real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed every morning. Build momentum - better your life.
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