Quitting my TV news career has come with many benefits but perhaps none as important as how it has affected my ability to parent. My relationship with the Producer would have consisted of about an hour in the morning (stressed about what I’d cover that day) and an hour at night (still stressed about what went wrong with my report that day). I’ve started “Hold On to Your Kids” by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté and I highly recommend it. They describe the era since World War II as one where peers have taken over the role of parenting, calling it “peer orientation”. They write, “Orientation, the drive to get one’s bearings and become acquainted with one’s surroundings, is a fundamental human instinct and need. Disorientation is one of the least bearable of all psychological experiences. Attachment and orientation are inextricably intertwined. Humans and other creatures automatically orient themselves by seeking cues from those to whom they are attached.” This has also got me thinking about my pressing question about why so many journalists prefer group think over curiosity. Are we adults also suffering from “peer orientation”?
So many problems can be solved with patience and rest, at least on a farm.
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This was just a typical afternoon storm. Our power flickered but thankfully stayed on. Hurricane season ends November 30…yeehaw!
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"Editorial Advice"...
296. How Biased Language in News Reporting Serves Propagandists - Pocket Casts
https://pocketcasts.com/podcasts/3d000470-ace9-0137-fae8-0acc26574db2/4a318437-6751-467f-a71d-da741b68a39c
https://open.substack.com/pub/petermcculloughmd/p/mit-study-finds-artificial-intelligence?
Don’t outsource your brain. Be a Luddite