Welcome to another installment of Let’s Read Some $#!7! (LRS$)!
In sum, the purpose of these videos is to introduce educational resources regarding the creation of video games, to promote literacy, to provide world-building tools for creatives, to provide books for the purposes of escapism, and/or to get banned books into people’s view.
Today is the premier of the Disability Pride Month Edition, where I read PORTIONS of books pertinent to the disabled community.
It went like this:
1. Read the summary on the back of the book (if applicable).
2. Read the “About the Author” section (if applicable).
3. Read the “Forward”, “Preface”, “Acknowledgments”, and “Author’s Notes” (if applicable).
4. If there is no “Introduction,” read [part of] the first chapter.
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Even though the purpose was education, I only read PORTIONS because of DMCA and Copyright.
Today, I read PORTIONS of 3 books:
Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price, Ph.D.
We produce more value for our employers than any other generation of workers has. We consume more information in a single day than our great-grandparents did in weeks. Yet we feel lazier than ever. This is due to the “The Laziness Lie,” a centuries-old belief system that says our worth is determined by our productivity, our limitations are weaknesses, and no matter how much we do, it is never enough.
In Laziness Does Not Exist, social psychologist Dr. Devon Price tracks how The Laziness Lie spread through the United States during the eras of slavery and industrialization and embedded itself into society. Price outlines how our culture’s hatred of laziness has poisoned almost every aspect of modern life—from work, to school, to our relationships, to our views regarding social problems such as drug addiction, homelessness, and COVID-19.
Laziness Does Not Exist gives the reader tips and exercises to unlearn The Laziness Lie. Interviews with therapists and industrial-organizational experts provide practical advice on how to clarify your true values and learn to say “no” without shame. Throughout, Price offers science-based reassurances that despite feelings of guilt and “laziness,” each of us is already doing more than enough.Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed for You by Jenara Nerenberg
A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women—those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder—exploring why these traits are overlooked and how society benefits from allowing their unique strengths to flourish
As a Harvard- and Berkeley-educated writer, entrepreneur, and devoted mother, Jenara Nerenberg was shocked to discover that her “symptoms”—only ever labeled as anxiety—were considered autistic and ADHD.
Nerenberg’s not alone. Between a flawed system that focuses on younger, male populations, and the fact that girls are conditioned from a young age to blend in, women often don’t learn about their neurological differences until they are adults, if at all. As a result, potentially millions live with undiagnosed neurological differences, obscured by anxiety and depression. Meanwhile, we all miss out on the gifts their neurodivergent minds have to offer.
Sharing real stories from women with high sensitivity, ADHD, autism, misophonia, dyslexia, SPD, and more, Nerenberg explores how these brain variances present differently in women and describes practical changes in how we communicate, how we design our surroundings, and how we can better support divergent minds. When we allow our wide variety of brain makeups to flourish, we create a better tomorrow for us all.ADD Stole My Car Keys by Rick Green & Umesh Jain, Ph.D.
Do you suspect that you, or someone you know, has Attention-Deficit-Hyper-whatever-it’s-called? Y’know, the ADD that everyone keeps talking about? The one you figure is probably an excuse that slackers invented to cover up the fact that they are sloppy, lazy, forgetful and undisciplined?
Or maybe you actually have an ADHD/ADD diagnosis and optimistically assume, “I’ve pretty much got it handled. Anyway, I’m too old to change. At this point, it’s just who I am.”
Prepare to be surprised. ADD Stole My Car Keys will transform how you view yourself and ADD.
Authors Rick Green and Dr. Umesh Jain, reveal 155 common signs, symptoms, behaviors and challenges that people with ADD face. Through entertaining first-person stories you’ll discover the many ways this misunderstood mindset sabotages the lives of adults. ADD looks different in adults. It’s easy to miss or dismiss.
You may squirm, laugh, blush or gasp as you recognize yourself in these pages. Be warned: What you have always believed are your faults, failings and weaknesses may actually be the result of how your brain is wired. And there are ways to work with it.
While Rick and Dr. J explore the complex interplay between nature & nurture, they also offer proven strategies you can use to master the challenges of your particular type of ADD, so that you can create a life that you love.
Finally!
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Welcome!
2:06 – Read Aloud Prelude
3:30 – "Laziness Does Not Exist"
39:30 – "Divergent Mind"
1:05:05 – "ADD Stole My Car Keys"
1:20:14 – Commentary/Closing
1:22:28 – MonriaTitans’ Bookshop
1:22:49 – Farewell
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