Hannah Ritchie published a great post about how using positive stories of progress can help build momentum in Climate Action, as well as tackling apathy.
The Doughnut Economics Action Lab collaboratively produced the Buy-in Bakery, a handy mind-map of topics encountered and actions that can be taken when getting buy-in to use Doughnut Economics. The list is useful for developing a plan to get buy-in for positive change on any project I think.
Big Think published an explainer about how the plasticity of the brain can impact on learning, and how repetition can cause structural changes in the brain to make learning easier.
Catherine Cleary of The Irish Times tells the fantastic story about how her and her husband decided to build a forest by buying the cheapest suitable land they could find and plant 27 acres of native trees as a form of Climate Action.
A Smart Bear offers a quirky way of addressing imposter syndrome, which is to accept that we all suffer from it, even famous people, and if they can succeed despite it, so can you.
Long time readers of Found This Week will know I'm a big fan of both Tim Ferriss and Seth Godin, and as a result I was excited to listen to a recent interview with Seth Godin on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast. Seth has a unique ability to deliver wisdom wrapped up in empathy with a shot of motivation, and this interview did not disappoint.
Gergely Orosz posted a great piece about critical thinking and how to improve your practice, which starts with embracing the concept of not knowing something, and systematically learning. This is very similar concept to Carol Dweck's book Growth Mindset.
