Preparation is not a waste of time, it is what makes execution easier.
Read the full article: Book Review: Essentialism — The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Preparation is not a waste of time, it is what makes execution easier.
Read the full article: Book Review: Essentialism — The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Gustavo Tentativo: una vita caotica, un libro che dice "fai di meno" e una piazza italiana per svuotare il sacco. La mia recensione ironica su un libro che ti sorprenderà. #Essentialism #Books #Carriera
https://desideriorosso.altervista.org/gustavo-tentativo-essenzialismo-sorpresa-dritto-al-sodo/

Scoprite come Gustavo Tentativo, sommerso dal superfluo, ha trovato la sua strada leggendo il libro "Dritto al sodo" di Greg McKeown. Un racconto ironico e divertente sull'Essenzialismo e sul fare meno per vivere meglio.
“Strategy is about making choices; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different”
Read the full article: Book Review: Essentialism — The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
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Being an essentialist means focusing on less, but better. It means choosing what really matters instead of trying to do everything.
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If you feel overwhelmed, busy but not productive, or constantly moving without progress, this book speaks directly to you.
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Je l'ai relue récemment alors j'en parle ici : une revue critique des études biologiques sur l'identité trans[1].
La revue fait le tour des très nombreuses études qui examinent diverses hypothèses foireuses sur l'étiologie (cause) de la dysphorie de genre/de l'identité trans.
Elle expose les résultats et les problèmes méthodologiques des études sur les différentes hypothèses claquées en question (exposition prénatale aux androgènes et proxy type digit ratio, habileté spatiale/test de rotation mentale ; génétique ; études cérébrales type morphologie, épaisseur corticale, IRM divers).
Plus largement, elle aborde aussi des problèmes méthodologiques dans ce champs, comme le fait que le dimorphisme sexuel du cerveau est largement un mythe[2], ou qu'on met de côté assez systématiquement les facteurs psychosociaux ce qui nullifie la plupart des démarches :
Although the concept of biomarkers is not predicated on essentialism, nearly all studies of the bodies of transgender people presume that observable differences are attributable to an inborn biological factor. Almost none of these studies engage with psychosocial contexts that may also explain their findings. In this review, we will make the argument that this ideological blind spot has resulted in major methodological and interpretive flaws and biases within the biological research on transgender identity.
Surtout, elle rappelle les problématiques éthiques posées : quel intérêt à chercher pourquoi les personnes trans le sont, si ce n'est nous refuser l'autodétermination ou le droit d'exister ?[3]
Implicit in the stated purpose of the search for any transgender biomarker is the idea that identification of biological difference between transgender and cisgender people lends legitimacy to transgender identity by locating it in the structure and function of the body. This assumption is, in turn, predicated on the idea that a transgender person insisting that they are transgender is insufficient evidence for legitimacy.
Bref c'est assez abordable et utile pour contextualiser ce genre de trucs.
[1]: Biological studies of transgender identity: A critical review. Levin RN et al., 2023. https://doi.org/10.1080/19359705.2022.2127042 (comme à chaque fois dispo à la lecture sur sci-net)
[2]: Dump the “dimorphism”: Comprehensive synthesis of human brain studies reveals few male-female differences beyond size. Eliot L et al., 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.02.026
[3]: Does the concept of a ‘trans brain’ help or hurt our communities? (je trouve cet article d'Xtra utile pour expliquer les enjeux)
I was recommended the book Essentialism by Greg McKeown. I received my copy yesterday, started reading. So far I dislike the writing style :-) but the message is powerful. Hopefully I'll be able to use it to pivot my current role from being a person that helps everywhere to more focused work.
Any feedback from people who read it?
binaries and essentialism includes materialism versus spiritualism discourse
Had a bad exchange with a self-described anti-racist: she told me that, being white, I can’t understand racism. I replied this was itself racist.
Her answer was that “anti-white racism” doesn’t exist. True, from a systemic point of view, in most countries — but expressing racial prejudice is also racism!
I won’t name her; she is one among many. I’m sad that some anti-racists seem more interested in dismissing and humiliating others than advancing the cause.