Radical Civility

There are three things to think about here:

1) Monetize your Anger.

2) Deal with the rest in a healthy way.

3) Don't excuse yourself on small things.  

The link to Professor Caplan's "Monetize Your Anger" blog post: https://www.econlib.org/monetize-your-anger/

Apologies that there is a bit of hiss. I'll try to figure out what's going on later.

Two content warnings today: 

1) I'm not a therapist. You probably shouldn't listen to any of my advice.  You've been warned.

2) I talk about grief, including loss, in this episode. 

Why still discuss? Because everything I do is aimed at starting helpful conversations. I hardly think that I'm the one with the answers, but I'm always better off when people tell me what some good answers are. These are the things that have worked for me. Now tell me about the things that are working for you!

I hope you find it helpful. Really.

To discuss more, join us in the laboratorium.

The Deseret News articles that I cite:

https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/3/22/21184773/coronavirus-covid-19-immune-system-pandemic-health-sleep-meditation-stress-boost-laugh-food-exercise

https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/3/19/21182006/random-acts-of-coronavirus-kindness-covid-19-toilet-paper-empathy-price-gouging

https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/3/21/21185467/coronavirus-utah-covid-19-spring-break-morals-ethics-social-distancing

https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/3/21/21189102/vivint-arena-employees-to-receive-financial-relief-from-miller-family-utah-jazz-rudy-gobert

https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/3/19/21183615/coronavirus-utah-covid-19-quarantine-staying-home-books-cooking-creativity-social-distancing-kondo

Is it possible to save money during a crisis?   

Yes--and we'll talk about how. My friend Justin Garritt is starting up a new firm www.garrittfinancialsolutions.com all about helping service-industry folks get high-quality, high-integrity, high-transparency help on financial decision-making. We also talk about working together,  old stories of students, and how not all  financial advisers (cough cough insurance salesmen cough cough) have your best interests at heart.   

We also talk about how this crisis will look in six months.  

Note: we talk about some generic teacher advice in this video that may not apply to everyone. There simply isn't a way to sensitively handle such a big topic with any nuance in a 45 minute podcast. If you would like to discuss further, however, head over to the laboratorium!  

https://www.facebook.com/groups/196041658160585/

You know that viral video of Jennifer Lawrence? A friend asked me for my take on it. Here it is.

Note: You might want to watch this on youtube, as there's a lot of graphics here. If not, you'll still get a broad sense of what's going on. You should also watch both ads before listening if you want to have some context.

Gil Fulbright ad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz_V4lRdtjo

Jennifer Lawrence full ad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz_V4lRdtjo

Don't forget to discuss in the laboratorium:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/196041658160585/

Commandment 2: Above all, Grace.

Grace as Triage.

After publishing, the thought occurred to me of another quote that I should have left in. I'm using grace in a non-religious way here, so forgive me for muddying the waters with a religious quote, but it still applies quite nicely:

"It is by grace that we are saved after all we can do."

This episode is about doing all that is in your power, and being comfortable with the idea that you can't do it all. Do what you can, no more, no less.

Spoon theory:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_theory (Or just google spoon theory.)

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/196041658160585/

What kills thousands of Americans each year, has a powerful lobby defending it, and is something that has a long history of political controversy around being banned?

I'm not talking about guns. 

Today's episode is about being a social moderate: a societal libertarian, and a personal conservative.

Take a listen, and let me know what you think by joining the facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/196041658160585/

Grace is a pretty big concept, so I'm trying to break it down: today's episode is about having good will and assuming good will from others.  

A fun game: what would it take for you to vote for someone that you really, really don't like?

I did it for Senator Sanders, and the President deserves a turn.

Fun times: I tried to keep this one short. Still made it to 20 minutes.  *shrugs*

What's the first commandment of radical civility? Radical civility.  Obviously.

Civility is about engaging. That's what it is built for. This podcast is about how.

So a friend asked a question, and all of a sudden this episode happened.  *ashamed face*

But the question is a good one: why won't I consider voting for Sanders given that I so deeply oppose Trump? Rather than respond directly, I consider what it would take for Sanders to convince me to vote for him. It's possible, just not likely.