Rebuilding Your Village
A recent study finds Americans are spending notably more time at home, and it's not wholly the pandemic's fault. Thank technology: For the last 20 years Americans have slowly traded their social institutions — like churches and clubs — for isolation. Have we forgotten how to be social creatures? On today's show: A conversation with journalist Rosie Spinks about concrete ways to rebuild your proverbial village. Here's a preview: [4:00] Counting the ways in which the pandemic hastened a cultural shift toward isolation already in progress [9:00] You don't need friends; you need 50 people [16:00] Be the person who asks twice! [24:00] The quiet genius of enacting place-based rituals [31:00] Reminder! Canceling is not a form of self-care [35:00] Are your social efforts rarely reciprocated? Enact this 3-second mindset shift Resources mentioned: What Do We Do Now That We're Here (via Substack) Kurt Vonnegut's commencement speech Episode #498: Removing The Mask This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting! Join our (free!) Facebook community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists Say hello! [email protected].
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Show Notes
A recent study finds Americans are spending notably more time at home, and it's not wholly the pandemic's fault. Thank technology: For the last 20 years Americans have slowly traded their social institutions — like churches and clubs — for isolation.
Have we forgotten how to be social creatures? On today's show: A conversation with journalist Rosie Spinks about concrete ways to rebuild your proverbial village.
Here's a preview:
[4:00] Counting the ways in which the pandemic hastened a cultural shift toward isolation already in progress
[9:00] You don't need friends; you need 50 people
[16:00] Be the person who asks twice!
[24:00] The quiet genius of enacting place-based rituals
[31:00] Reminder! Canceling is not a form of self-care
[35:00] Are your social efforts rarely reciprocated? Enact this 3-second mindset shift
Resources mentioned:
- What Do We Do Now That We're Here (via Substack)
- Kurt Vonnegut's commencement speech
- Episode #498: Removing The Mask
- This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting!
- Join our (free!) Facebook community here.
- Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists
- Say hello! [email protected].
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