The Ripples Pondcast Paul Wesselmann, The Ripples Guy

Befriending Procrastination: Moderinizing Your Mindset for Motivation
This is the audio recording of the September Zoomy call with my Patreon Peeps (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info).
The notes and links from the session are pasted below.
If you'd prefer to watch the video replay, you can catch that here:
https://youtu.be/9zqW2JJdA40
PEBBLE
Reminder Apps (& Just Record)
https://www.oberlo.com/blog/reminder-apps
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/just-press-record/id1033342465
https://riverside.fm/blog/best-recording-app-for-android
BOULDER
JAIA JAYA JATA
Just As I Am
Just As You Are
Just as Things Are
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This is the audio recording of our monthly Zoomy Zoom with my Patreon Peeps (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info).
If you'd prefer to watch the video replay, you can catch that here: https://youtu.be/ui_1TtgRvXc
The notes and links from the session are pasted below.
 PEBBLE
Approach life advice not like immutable laws but rather like trying on clothes. Some advice will fit you well and flatter you. Other advice will not. Advice that may work great on one person may work terribly on the next. Pick and choose your advice to suit your personality and the occasion. Feel free to discard old advice any time it stops working for you.
-Mark Manson (6/5/23: https://markmanson.net/breakthrough/025-how-to-know-what-works-for-you)
BOULDER
"Ideas & Snippets" document/folder. The idea is that you have a single document (I use Evernote, but you could use any note taking app or even a word processing app like MS Word, Apple Pages, Google Docs, etc.) to create a single repository of all the links, articles, podcasts, and even random ideas you come up with. And then schedule time on your calendar (once a week? month? quarter?) to review the list and ponder, move info to relevant place, send to others, etc.
PONDER
1. 7 Things You Need to Do If You Want to Enjoy Life More, by Lori Deschene (6/20/23)
https://tinybuddha.com/blog/7-things-you-need-to-do-if-you-want-to-enjoy-life-more/
2. five steps to RESILIENCE as summarized by Eric Barker
https://bakadesuyo.com/2023/04/how-to-be-resilient-2/?ref=refind
3. How to Be Miserable and Ruin Your Life (Mark Manson) (6/1/23)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPQa0Ag85SE
4. Adam Grant says, "Don't TRUST your gut, TEST your gut." (April 1, 2023)
5. 3/14/23: Arthur Brooks Two Choices That Keep a Midlife Crisis at Bay (choose to focus on what age gives you more than what it takes away, choose subtraction not addition) https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/05/midlife-crisis-choices-opportunities/638427/
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This is the audio recording of our monthly Zoomy Zoom with my Patreon Peeps (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info).
This month we shared different content in the two sessions, so this is PART ONE, recorded Tuesday, August 22, 2023
If you'd prefer to watch the video replay, you can catch that here:
https://youtu.be/k0tBii20MfY
PEBBLE
Approach life advice not like immutable laws but rather like trying on clothes. Some advice will fit you well and flatter you. Other advice will not. Advice that may work great on one person may work terribly on the next. Pick and choose your advice to suit your personality and the occasion. Feel free to discard old advice any time it stops working for you.
-Mark Manson (6/5/23: https://markmanson.net/breakthrough/025-how-to-know-what-works-for-you)
BOULDER
"Ideas & Snippets" document/folder. The idea is that you have a single document (I use Evernote, but you could use any note taking app or even a word processing app like MS Word, Apple Pages, Google Docs, etc.) to create a single repository of all the links, articles, podcasts, and even random ideas you come up with. And then schedule time on your calendar (once a week? month? quarter?) to review the list and ponder, move info to relevant place, send to others, etc.
PONDER LINKS:
1. 3/15/23: Debbie Ford's 10 Questions when making a choice
https://theinvisiblementor.com/review-of-the-right-questions-ten-essential-questions-to-guide-you-to-an-extraordinary-life-debbie-ford/
2. 9 Tips for Brain Health
https://hackspirit.com/little-things-to-do-every-day-to-keep-your-brain-healthy-and-sharp/
3. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/stronger-at-the-broken-places/201501/10-ways-to-overcome-fear-of-missing-out?ref=refind This has an awesome list of ways to get over FOMO (listed in SNIPPETS document under 4/3/23)
4. The question "Who are you, uninterupted?
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1012763743219881
5. Deepak Chopra's 4 questions he asks himself each morning (Who am I? What do I want? What's my purpose? What am I grateful for?)
  Deepak Chopra, in interview with Jesse Hempel
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hello-monday-with-jessi-hempel/id1453893304?i=1000599289163
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This is the audio recording of our monthly Zoomy Zoom with my Patreon Peeps.
The notes and links from the session are pasted below.
You can also watch the Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UvVNrOVCWcg

 PEBBLE:
"I am not the sun at the center of anyone's solar system.
If I keep trying to put myself there, insisting that I am special and my life must have some sort of special meaning, I'll die in despair, or in delusion.
Once I understand that I'm not the sun, I can get out of the sun's way and stop casting shadows."
from On The Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old, by Parker Palmer
Here's a good podcast interview where Parker Palmer discusses the book:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chapter-x-with-michael-kay/id1531442570?i=1000533069026
BOULDER:
How to use your presentation slides as a virtual background in Zoom:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360046912351-Sharing-slides-as-a-Virtual-Background
PONDER:
PDF of Presentation Slides are available here
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1kaold6t2kpdivv/May2023_Boundaries.pdf?dl=0
Paul's Ways To Say No:
https://bit.ly/Ways2SayNo

Additional Article Links:
Is Therapy-Speak Making Us Selfish? https://www.bustle.com/wellness/is-therapy-speak-making-us-selfish?
Your guide to drawing the line and setting boundaries that work https://www.betterup.com/blog/how-to-set-boundaries-at-work?
6 Types of Boundaries and How to Set Them https://www.masterclass.com/articles/types-of-boundaries

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I had a great time exploring MINDFULNESS with my Patreon Peeps and a few guests.
The notes and links from the session are pasted below.
If you'd prefer to watch the video replay, you can catch that here: https://youtu.be/QRDTLfmxmzA

PEBBLE:
Already Free: Buddhism Meets Psychotherapy on the Path of Liberation
by Bruce Tift
Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12400671-already-free
Tami Simon's Podcast Interview with author Bruce Tift:
https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=307934313&i=1000597420436
BOULDER:
Stages of Dissolving Internal Divisions
Already Free: Buddhism Meets Psychotherapy on the Path of Liberation, by Bruce Tift
http://2Rpl.me/i/DID_Stages_RTALWCL.pdf
PONDER:
Meditation Apps
I looked at several "best meditation apps in 2023" and liked this list a lot:
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/g25178771/best-meditation-apps/
I'll add that I use Calm daily; there is a lot to like about Insight Timer and I still use that sometimes.
Ten Percent Happier Meditation is from Dan Harris, whose book "Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics" has helped lots of people find their way to mindfulness and meditation.
Several friends tell me they like Headspace and tends to get strong reviews for the number of options and the fun interface.
Healthy Minds Program is Free and doesn't have adds or push you to get a subscription.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1326310617
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We had a great time exploring the topic of PASSION, which we defined as:
PURPOSE in ACTION taking place in an ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT.
The notes and links from the session are pasted below.
If you'd prefer to watch the video replay, you can catch that here:
https://youtu.be/gBdrs1YDwjA
 PEBBLE:
4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, by Oliver Burkeman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54785515-four-thousand-weeks
NPR (LifeKit) Interview with Oliver Burkeman
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-rethink-what-you-spend-your-time-and-life-doing/id1461493560?i=1000538533513
BOULDER:
Daily Photo Cleanup: Open your photo app on your phone or laptop, and from a screen that displays all the photos enter today's date (month and day only: Feb 23) and sift through the photos taken on THIS particular day: reminisce, remove duplicates, and retain the extra precious ones. You'll miss some days, sure, but it's a great habit that will gradually reduce the size of your photo collection, and create a regular habit of gratitude and savoring!
PONDER
U.S. Surgeon General's Framework for Workplace Well-Being
https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/workplace-well-being/index.html
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SLIDE DECK:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ewzof45bo5lt6fn/Archeology_of_Passion.pdf?dl=0
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