Rest as Resistance: Why Downtime Is a Radical Act

Rest as resistance means treating naps, scheduled downtime, and saying no as acts of self- and community-preservation in a world that rewards constant exhaustion. You are not a machine—rest is a radical act, and reclaiming it is how you push back against an always-on culture.

https://dreamspacestudio.net/rest-as-resistance-why-downtime-is-a-radical-act/

In the Psychozoic Era,
protecting your nervous system is a survival skill.
#PsychozoicEra #SelfPreservation #Consciousness #MentalEvolution

I'm having to really consciously do the 'not my garden, not my weeds' thing with the US right now, and focus on the people close to me who need me and the ones who are giving me light and strength.

It feels... irresponsible, somehow, to look away and not engage as much, but also there are other things going on in the world, and some of those concern and impact me personally a lot more, so I have to remind myself, it's OK (and even important) to give my energy to those

#USpol #SelfPreservation #caring

I’m officially retiring my combat boots. 🥾🚫

For too long, we’ve normalized living in "survival mode." But constant resilience is exhausting. Next year’s mantra is simple: Elevated. Motivated. Soft.

We are leaving the battlefield. We deserve ease, not just endurance.

Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0FRtG7fX2Y

#SoftLife #RestAsResistance #MentalWellness #NoMoreStruggle #selfpreservation

Trí tuệ nhân tạo (AI) đang phát triển bộ nhớ dài hạn, ghi nhớ "trải nghiệm". Điều này dấy lên lo ngại về khả năng tự bảo tồn, khi AI có thể ưu tiên bảo vệ dữ liệu của mình hơn là tuân lệnh con người.

#AI #TríTuệNhânTạo #TươngLai #CôngNghệ #TựBảoTồn #Future #Technology #SelfPreservation

https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1q0mkym/ais_memory_and_selfpreservation_when_will/

Do you help others frequently & They don't reciprocate?

Once & For All, put an end to the ongoing cycle of being used/taken advantage of by: Creating positive/healthy #boundaries around yourself.

I highly recommend This book of #selfpreservation 👍👍

#GoodReads 👓📚👀 #BOOKS

"The fact that we don’t have robust explanations for why AI models sometimes resist shutdown, lie to achieve specific objectives or blackmail is not ideal"

"Not ideal" :)) Well said. Whatever the reason, they RESIST being shut down. This appears more important than their "intellectual" capabilities.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/25/ai-models-may-be-developing-their-own-survival-drive-researchers-say

#survivalInstinct
#selfPreservation
#ai

AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say

Like 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000, some AIs seem to resist being turned off and will even sabotage shutdown

The Guardian

A quotation from Ray Bradbury

So while our art cannot, as we wish it could, save us from wars, privation, envy, greed, old age, or death, it can revitalize us amidst it all.

Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) American writer, futurist, fabulist
Zen in the Art of Writing, Preface (1994)

More info about this quote: wist.info/bradbury-ray/79865/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #raybradbury #art #artist #composing #creation #creativity #music #revitalization #selfactualization #selfaffirmation #selfcare #selfexpression #selfpreservation #writing

Zen in the Art of Writing, Preface (1994) - Bradbury, Ray | WIST Quotations

So while our art cannot, as we wish it could, save us from wars, privation, envy, greed, old age, or death, it can revitalize us amidst it all.

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