Solutions for the Underaffiliated

How to run to, not from, life / Don't judge: Everyone loves conspiracies but let's love them less / What makes success? You. Learn how

-- Whether it's a job, a relationship or a government, let's run to a future, not from a past. Here's a five-point approach to figuring out what's next for you.
 
-- We are all open to conspiracy theories. No judgment. But let's use facts and experts to help navigate the myths, hopes, dreams and facts.
 
-- What makes someone successful? Talent? Resources? a love for something you can't resist? Maybe all, but there's a price for each.
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Let's remember civility along with those who died for our nation

— Memorial Day is about dying for the United States. It’s not about glory or even patriotism. Sometimes it’s dying to do something that has nothing to do with a justice or freedom. It’s just as important to remember that people died to protect our principles as it is to remember that some of those principles are flawed.
— Americans know that our politicians are uncivil. We know we are uncivil. Withdrawing is leaving the worst to do the talking. They are … loudly. Yes, it's like the end of Rome. Listen and learn how to do something about it.
 
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Fix critical thinking on social media / The Government report options traders depend on / Is RepresentUs legit?

— You know social media is about making you feel or want something. That means truth is had to find. Demand facts and standards
— Stock option traders use information from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association (NOAA) to make millions? The NOAA has been warning us about climate change for YEARS. If options traders believe the NOAA, we probably should too.
— RepresentUs says it’s going to help save us from political corruption. Hard to say. I have no affiliation with them, but want to stop corruption. Maybe you do to. Check em out if so.
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Tik Tok's value in a poisoned media sea — women are more productive — who would you be

— Social and national media is a poisoned ocean of messages to make you want something or be outraged. Tik Tok can make us aware of the funny and the shady. We need to do a better job not believing all we see and hear and use facts, not talking heads on TV or TikTok, to decide for ourselves.
— Lots of research about how men and women work differently. Peek: Women spend more time talking, but are still more productive than men.
— Unhappy with your life and/or career? Who would you be instead? Maybe it’s time to become a new you.

Stop blaming anti-vax Women / Pros and Cons of AI making your playlist / The dark side of manifesting

— There are good reasons anti-vax white moms reject vaccines. Stop blaming them and focus on fixing the healthcare system that shaped their beliefs.
— Artificial Intelligence (AI) shapes our music tastes. No more DJs or kids at school who discover all the new bands.  Is that OK?
— Manifesting our preferred destinies is all the rage. But it has a dark side that turn a blind eye to the needy you should know about.
 
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If you're sick of healthcare, learn how to fix it / Doubting the right way / How I overcame negative thoughts

— Healthcare is a mess. You need to learn how and why it won't change unless you do.
— Doubt is good. Skepticism is good. But it the change it can create can be disastrous or good for people. Learn to have the right kind of doubt.
— Ever have negative thoughts ALL day? I do … about people I know and have never met; about situations I am in and never will be in; about policies and procedures that affect me and don't. I learned how to interrupt my negative thoughts and feel better.

Tik Tok's battle with a Music Label; Psychedelics as Medrcine; White Rural Americans and Democracy

Tik Tok's battle with a United Music Group: Give artists a chance
The road to legalizing psychedelics: Long, but the door is open
White Rural Americans and Democracy: Traditional values we can learn from until they want violence

Toxic stress, sleeping with pets, hope vs. optimism

— I bet you know more people dealing with toxic stress than you think. Maybe you're one of them.
— Is sleeping with your pet good for you? Do you care? Research says think twice before cuddling with your pup.
— Is hope better than optimism? Guess which one brings the will to change things.
 

Changing habits; Anti-everyone when we should work together; Why your health insurance deductible is so high

— There’s a way to kick your bad habits, and it starts with not being so hard on yourself.
— We seem bent on war to crush the left or the right. We reject common ground and fight over things that don’t matter for our collective well-being. Here’s how to start to work together.
— People of different races use the health system in different ways, but we all drive up our premiums, deductibles and co-pays. We’ve got to understand our role in healthcare and use less.

Saving MLK's dream; The male provider mentality; Gentle parenting is not about snowflakes.

— Why King's dream isn’t reality.
— The downside of men’s self-imposed provider anxiety
— Gentle parenting is not a snowflake factory.