New research shows how to find out who’s the boss in your relationship. Source: Who Really Runs Your Relationship?

Went back and started watching Ted Lasson Season 2. I had forgotten that episode 1 starts with a zoom out from a closeup of Nate and episode 12 ends with a zoom in. They were setting the table all season long!

How to recognize and negate nasty gaslighting tactics like hoovering: Protect Yourself from Belittling Sadistic Manipulators

“The intention of deep listening and loving speech is to restore communication, because once communication is restored, everything is possible.” Source: The Three Buddhist Steps to Repairing Relationships

One reason why people leave meetings not knowing what to do next:

Worry once kept us alive. Now it is slowly killing us. Source: Wellness Is an Effort

Society often avoids conflict, which only serves to magnify and perpetuate it. Source: Carpe Discordia: Seize the Conflict

And we wonder where violence comes from? Source: We Hit—“Spank”—Infants and Children

A new systematic review categorizes microaggressions and their consequences: The Detrimental Effects of Microaggressions

Knowing the best answer is tough, but several strategies can help: Stay or Leave? Every Relationship’s Million Dollar Question

Answering simple research-based questions can help assess a relationship: 15 Questions to Help Decide if a Relationship Has a Future

Knowing how your partner’s brain works is key to relationship happiness: The Secret to Improving Your Relationship

It has taken us by surprise, but in our current situation, when everyone has more of a voice and more impact on the public than ever before, it suddenly matters. Read more here: Tools for modern citizens

Excellent overview of stoic thinking. Highly recommended for those who think that being a Stoic simply means having a stiff upper lip. Source: #382. Stoicism 101 | Nancy Sherman — Ten Percent Happier

Learn to live in the ‘messy gray’. Source: Holding Two Thoughts at the Same Time Is Hard and Important

Children born today will live through seven times more heatwaves, twice the wildfires, and three times the droughts, river floods and crop failures: People under 40 will experience ‘unprecedented life’ of climate change disasters, study says

You can find some thoughts on relieving the anxiety the thought causes here: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/jay-michaelson-384