This week we just had a chat. Ivanka talks about her Twitter poem and the conversations around it. Michael is searching for equanimity and talks out an I Ching reading about relinquishing ego. A dog appears.

---- This week's links ----

[1] Ivanka’s poem on Twitter https://twitter.com/ivanka/status/1090519840903884800  

[2] Rutger Bregman’s TED talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydKcaIE6O1k  

[3] Alex Von Tunzelmann’s insight into Ivanka's thread - https://twitter.com/alexvtunzelmann

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You worked really hard on a thing. Now you have to make people notice it and then care about it. How? Is this even possible in a world of so many other distractions?

We both put out something big last week. Ivanka shared some Trumpiversary reflections (YouTube | Facebook | Twitter ) and Michael finished his first Blank State video (Facebook | YouTube | Twitter). Here are our reflections of how to get people to care.

If you listened to Ivanka’s monologue and thought “right, what am I doing?”, why not use this tool as a motivator to keep thinking about it? https://donegood.app

---- This week's links ----

[1] Team Human - https://teamhuman.fm 

[2] Sarah Breeden - The shared response to climate change - https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/speech/2018/sarah-breeden-remarks-to-the-green-finance-initiative-and-green-finance-committee 

[3] EU and wood burning - https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/may/26/wood-burner-open-fire-pollution-cleaning-up-air-quality 

[4] Josip Broz Tito - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito 

[5] Emma Hardy - Labour mp - exhausted by poverty - https://twitter.com/Corbynator2/status/1085602285454004226 

[6] Happy when your team wins but more unhappy when they lose - https://qz.com/1330113/emotionally-and-economically-being-a-sports-fan-sucks-so-why-do-we-do-it/ 

[7] Adam ruins bacon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a-AdJ5c37o 

[8] McCandless war spending etc… https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/the-billion-dollar-gram/ 

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We both put out something big this week. Ivanka shared some Trumpiversary reflections (YouTube | Facebook | Twitter ) and Michael finished his first Blank State video (Facebook | YouTube | Twitter). Here are some conversations about how to stay motivated once that initial wave is complete and you need to persevere with the sharing and marketing efforts required to get something out there.

Michael was being difficult this week. Sorry about that.

If you listened to Ivanka’s monologue and thought “right, what am I doing?”, why not use this tool as a motivator to keep thinking about it? https://donegood.app

---- This week's links ----

[1] Team Human - https://teamhuman.fm 

[2] Guilty Feminist - http://guiltyfeminist.com 

[3] seedboms - https://kabloom.co.uk/seedboms/ 

[4] Ivanka’s monologue on YouTube | Facebook | Twitter 

[5] Socratic method of teaching - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method 

[6] Blank State video link - Facebook | YouTube | Twitter

[7] Poland abortion law / decentralised protest movement https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43514965 

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We all have the power to act on behalf of the planet. What will you do?

It's the second anniversary of the day that Donald Trump tweeted me.

With #seasondo of the podcast in full swing I thought I would take a moment to reflect.

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What makes some strategies and attitudes so much more effective than others? What did the Leave Campaign do right? Why is Donald Trump so good at getting elected when he's so bad at governing?

It's 2019 and it's all kicking off. We've got lots of new projects starting up and ideas about how we're going to make things better.

---- This week's links ----

[1] Brexit film - https://www.channel4.com/programmes/brexit-the-uncivil-war/episode-guide 

[2] DoneGood - https://donegood.app 

[3] Blank State - http://blankstate.org 

[4] Team Human - https://teamhuman.fm/ 

[5] Care Of Creation - http://www.careofcreation.net 

[6] Extinction Rebellion song - https://soundcloud.com/dunstanlangrish/emergency-all-parts 

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When you try to do something positive it's never too long until you come up against naysayers and pedants who gravitate towards criticism. We talk about how to avoid getting discouraged by such attitudes and persevere in the face of adversity.

---- This week's links ----

[1] Guilty Feminist Anti Fascist Extravaganza - http://guiltyfeminist.libsyn.com/129-yueltide-anti-fascist-extravaganza 

[2] Energy back on grid revoked - https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/fit/about-fit-scheme/changes-fit-scheme 

[3] Martin Keary - https://www.youtube.com/user/martinthekearykid 

[4] Oslo city changes - https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/05/oslos-race-to-become-a-major-bike-haven/559358/ 

[5] Fairphone - https://www.fairphone.com/en/ 

[6] Who gives a crap - https://uk.whogivesacrap.org/ 

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We start with a conversation about trauma and having "incorrect" emotional reactions. The role of fear. The power of refusing to admit mistakes. How to let go of a job. How to let go of religion. How to let go of politics. 

---- This week's links ----

[1] Redlettermedia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDM0k_EZ8SU 

[2] Haunting of Hill House - https://www.netflix.com/title/80189221 

[3] Extinction Rebellion - https://rebellion.earth/ 

[4] Polish climate summit - https://cop24.gov.pl/ 

[5] Mech suit - https://www.google.com/search?q=mech+suit 

[6] Great Mambo Chicken - https://amzn.to/2AsA21b 

[7] Hilary Clinton suggests curbing immigration to stop populism - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/22/hillary-clinton-europe-must-curb-immigration-stop-populists-trump-brexit 

[8] Dominic Cummings - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Cummings 

[9] Martha Lane guest edits Today - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06wn512 

[10] James O’Brien - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3CNxNQe2yg 

[11] James O’Brien on Richard Herring - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KtPTdEpEoQ 

[12] Greta Thunberg - https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg 

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Here's how:

1. Ask for help!
2. Try the phrasing “how would you do this?”
3. It's better with people you like
4. Define tasks clearly but still give ownership
5. Find out other people’s goals and what skills they’d like to develop
6. Align yourself to others’ goals
7. Be inspiring
8. Be explicit about the potential for reciprocity
9. Do you need to do the task or help the asker do it?
10. Have a beard

---- This week's links ----

[1] Hacker Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/hackernewsletter/431?e=7805de18b5 

[2] Brexit on HBO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5S1EMmCWAE 

[3] David Siegel - https://twitter.com/dvdsgl 

[4] David Thorne - https://www.facebook.com/twentysevenbslashsix/ 

[5] Fiverr - https://www.fiverr.com/ 

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Sometimes you know you should be doing something but you just don't feel like it. It's tough to form new habits when we've spent a lifetime doing things a certain way.

Here are the headlines:

1. Combine activities to make the most of your time
2. When talking to strangers, a few set phrases can be very useful for starting conversations
3. Turn it into a game - can you make a stranger laugh?
4. It's not about you. It's about the world.
5. Ask people questions.
6. Know why you're doing something. If you know why, you'll go through a bit of discomfort for a potential great result.

---- This week's links ----

[1] Michael’s new video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV8wdrEVEmc 

[2] Thinknation - https://thinknation.co/ 

[3] The Marvellous Mrs Maisel - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06X95VRRQ 

[4] Good and Kind - goodandkind.org 

[5] Positive News - https://www.positive.news/ 

[6] Meat or Two Veg on BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46459714/comments 

[7] Pineapple Project - women’s finances - https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/the-pineapple-project/ 

[8] Countries for Winners; Countries for Losers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbpY-2nOYRI 

[9] Podcast on Universal Basic Income - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/waking-up-with-sam-harris/id733163012?mt=2&i=1000414084329 

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How can we make people care about the things we care about on the internet? How do we make things that have a social message but won't be ignored?

This week we started competing on who can get the most altruism / activism points as we discuss a new scoring system.

Here are some highlights:

1. Pace it out
2. Pay attention to detail
3. Be consistent
4. Try lots of ideas
5. Have a clarity of purpose
6. Work to the highest quality you know how (and you can always continue to raise quality as you go)
7. Tell stories
8. Be persistent
9. Sometimes it doesn't matter which thing you do, just pick something

---- This week's links ----

[1] Ecosia - the search engine that plants trees - https://www.ecosia.org  

[2] Contrapoints on “The Apocalypse” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6GodWn4XMM 

[3] Look Around You - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBaVwwuErmU 

[4] Mechanical Techno Demonstration - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl1ZrEza7uY 

[5] Mammoth Beat Organ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C-Ggcv7GiA 

[6] Marble Machine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q 

[7] Early adopter humps - https://ondigitalmarketing.com/learn/odm/foundations/5-customer-segments-technology-adoption/ 

[8] Greta Thunberg - https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg 

[9] Andrew Simms’ Meaning talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSpl5bmnpYw 

[10] Rapid Transition - https://www.rapidtransition.org 

[11] Michael’s new video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45-4xLrRMqg&t=2s 

[12] Wizards vs Prophets TED Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/charles_c_mann_how_will_we_survive_when_the_population_hits_10_billion?language=en 

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