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#5 [Part 2]: Us versus Them - Bridging empathy gaps

2020-09-1913:19

For all the arguments that favour humankind’s innate desire to view The Other as a threat, there are enough arguments to support humankind’s innate desire for connection too. -- Transcript: https://www.nomadicthunker.com/post/us-versus-them-empathy-gaps -- Registrations for the October cohort of Be A Better You For You, an online program on self-expression and personal narratives using freestyle writing are on. Know more: https://www.nomadicthunker.com/events

#5 [Part 1]: Us versus Them - Othering 'the Other'

2020-09-0515:18

Othering is what we do to those we consider as Them. Othering is dehumanising. Othering is the opposite of Belonging. -- Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/yykm6qlg -- Registrations for the October cohort of Be A Better You For You, an online program on self-expression and personal narratives using freestyle writing are on. Know more: https://www.nomadicthunker.com/events

#4: Personal growth is not Instagrammable

2020-08-2216:34

Personal growth can neither be airbrushed for the aesthetics nor is it compatible with vanity for Likes... because personal growth is not Instagrammable! Transcript: https://is.gd/9vmXj1 --- Registrations are now open for the next cohort of "Be A Better You For You" - a guided yet self-paced online program on self-expression and personal narratives: https://is.gd/8IgcKt

#3: Are you a solo-traveller or a group-traveller?

2020-08-0115:581

Can attempting to answer the question, "Are you a solo-traveller or a group-traveller" reveal more about the insidiousness of our confirmation biases and cognitive dissonance? Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/y2d4jcr3

#2: Mental Health Care - self & community

2020-07-1813:05

We exalt the virtues of collectivist societies. Then, is it not imperative for communities to be equal enablers and supporters of its members’ mental health care and well-being? Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/yypqf4ub

#1: Are you a cat-person or a dog-person?

2020-07-0416:01

Can a seemingly harmless and juvenile 'BuzzFeed quiz' question: “Are you a cat-person or a dog-person?”, point towards something more problematic? Episode 1 is a starter pack on false dichotomies through the lens of a seemingly banal question. Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ybzk59gh

Welcome to 'Nomadic Thunker Says'

2020-06-2601:01

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