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#Development #Mindsets
Everyone’s a geek about something · If you are a geek, you are in good company ilo.im/162x6q

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#Geeks #Interests #Passions #Personality #Design #UiDesign #WebDesign #WebDev #Frontend #Backend

SketchplanationsEveryone's a Geek About Something — Revised and ExpandedAre you passionate about something? Do you know something inside out where others barely give it a glance? As a schoolboy, I thought I was into birds—until my dad and I stayed with some family friends who were truly into birding. They had a powerful telescope trained on the birds at the feeder in their garden. They had crystal-clear binoculars we used on a bird walk, which showed me birds clearer and closer than I'd ever seen. They knew what birds to look for and had tape recordings of specific bird calls that brought them to nearby bushes. They talked us through trips they'd been around the world to spot rare and remarkable birds. Spending time with them changed how I saw birds forever. It was impossible to be around them and not start to love birds. There are classic disciplines for geekiness: science, maths, computers, birdwatching, plane spotting, model trains. But over the years, I've seen people geek out about so much more: gardening, plants, pottery, DJ'ing, Pokemon, sport, skiing, cycling, endurance, beekeeping, writing, business, spreadsheets, coding, magic tricks, sailing, a musical instrument, nightclubs, restaurants, personal development, gaming, crypto, cooking, travel, film, thrillers, local history, deals, football boots, coaching, shopping, clothes, cars, building, cameras, art, museums, relationships, pets, insects, decorating, and on and on. If you don't pay close attention to Premier League football, it might be boring, but if you follow every detail, it can be engrossing. I didn't think much of textiles, but I found it fascinating after spending an afternoon weaving in Laos. One of the 5 Ways to Wellbeing is Take Notice. Being a geek is noticing everything about something. It can also Connect you with others and keep you Learning—two more of the five. The word geek derives from a word meaning fool or freak as if it's foolish to devote so much attention and time to one area. But the truth is, as the physicist Richard Feynman says: "Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough." And the writer Henry Miller wrote: "The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself." Some of us had "publicly being a geek about something" trained out of us at school. The challenges of trying to fit in, to look cool, to make ourselves less vulnerable, to conform to social stereotypes (pretty, sporty, funny...), and to avoid snarky comments. As I've gotten older and more confident in myself, it's easier to unashamedly be a geek about something. I still meet with sarcasm and raised eyebrows at times, but now I'm comfortable enough to brush it off (most of the time). I love this quote from Simon Pegg about it: "Being a geek is all about being honest about what you enjoy and not being afraid to demonstrate that affection. It means never having to play it cool about how much you like something. It's basically a license to proudly emote on a somewhat childish level rather than behave like a supposed adult. Being a geek is extremely liberating." Let's embrace our inner geeks. Dive deep into what fascinates you. Try not to dismiss others' passions until you've had a go at getting into depth yourself. Their joy could be just the same that you feel with something else. Everyone's a geek about something. And that's wonderful. This is a revised and expanded version of my original sketch, which had just a few passions. I've thought about it so much since I first heard the phrase—I couldn't remember where—that I thought it needed an update. And we had a blast talking about this on the podcast. When putting together a draft of a Sketchplanations book, this was my first title idea (preview). Related Ideas to Everyone's a Geek About Something Also see: 5 Ways to Wellbeing Flow The writer's in the writing. The artist's in the art. Discovering truth and beauty The Learning Pit Eponym One-buttock playing
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NSW.Biodiversity

SUVs are converting beaches and sand dunes into highways without guardrails

The rolling sand dunes and long, quiet beaches of the South Australia's Limestone Coast:

"National park rangers launch helicopter to catch 4WD vehicles breaking rules four-wheel-drivers breaking the rules in national parks and on private properties."
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abc.net.au/news/2024-12-05/nat
#cars #SUVs #mindsets #destruction #harm #SandDunes #beaches #Canunda #biodiversity #Australia

ABC News · National park rangers launch helicopter to catch 4WD vehicles breaking rulesPar Sam Bradbrook
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BellingenNSW

Declining reading rates in Australia

Australians are reading less than other countries. They are buying and reading fewer books than people in many other countries. Why?
Car dependency, sprawling suburbia and a public transport desert do not allow for a culture of reading (while commuting).
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theconversation.com/australian
#books #reading #culture #cars #sprawl #commuting #mindsets #harm #automobility #PublicTransport #PublicHealth #MobilityDesign #FossilFuels #dependency

The ConversationAustralians are reading less than other countries, a new report shows. Why?Reading rates in Australia are falling – and price might be less of a factor than we think. We look at how Australia compares internationally, and what other countries are doing to boost reading.
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Estelle Platini

When a growth mindset environment emerges, “equality happens”.

Carol Dweck tells a story of a Chicago high school that distributed “Not Yet” grades instead of failing grades.
Carol Dweck relates the power of “yet”: When students see the word "yet", they build confidence to continue and persist with their learning, making mistakes and working from them.
Here is the TED talk by Carol Dweck on "the power of believing that you can improve": ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_

@jonan_gallas @RFancio

THE POWER OF YET I can't do this… yet. This doesn't work… yet. I don't know… yet. It doesn't make sense… yet. I don't get it… yet. I'm not good at this… yet.
#teaching#mindSets#DEI
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BellingenNSW

Parking

"Every driver feels they deserve “rockstar” parking, ideally right at their destination, secure and free – and they’re aggrieved if they can’t have it. Behind the wheel, we assume a universal impatience, intolerance and entitlement. It simmers above the unspoken anxiety of not being able to park."

"Since the 1950s, cities have been defined by their valiant efforts to cater to these base instincts. We have paved them with carparks, relinquishing wetlands, parklands and foreshores. We have foregone housing and public amenities, all to ensure optimal storage of high-emissions private property."

'The great paradox is that while parking is both objectively abundant and an exorbitant tax on everyone, no driver is satisfied. So we build more parking, and download more apps, and our cities become less liveable."

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theconversation.com/parking-ap
#cars #FreeParking #parking #AutoDependence #spraw #ImperviousSurfaces #runoff #PrivateStorage #PublicLand #So50s #mindsets

Expectation: Door to door fossil fuel transport. Park at front door
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BellingenNSW

Road deaths
"Australian road deaths rising to levels not seen in nearly a decade."

"Last year, 1,266 Australians died from road accidents involving at least one car and a driver, passenger, pedestrian or cyclist. The economic cost of Australian road trauma exceeds $27 billion each year. That's 1.8 per cent per cent of Australia's GDP."
"Vision Zero: no loss of life or serious injury on roads is acceptable.">>
theconversation.com/can-we-cut

Car dependency in Australia is unquestioned. The 'road toll' is a sacrifice to private mobility in sprawling sub-urbia. The present 'mobility design' gives people no options to travel on (fossil fuel free) public transport, walk or cycle without fear of being maimed or squashed by a SUV.

Road design, Valla
#Cars#roads#RoadTrauma
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Frank Gresslin

Our actions are determined by #Believes & #Values. If traveling is the source of self-identity and we read that flying contributes to only 3.5% of global emissions, then giving up flying makes no sense. Same thinking arises for small countries who emit maybe 1% of CO2. We might feel that 'protesting is not our thing' because it's just not civilised. This is a thread that explores #Mindsets, beyond just blaming elites, in order to make sense of why we keep racing towards the abyss. 🧵#ccmindsets

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