schoolsucks 290 the hazards of disconnection two conversations and an article with darrell becker mark edge and ian freeman

<img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/81/89/a0/schoolsucks/0x0-1080x1080+320+64... alt="itunes pic" /><br />A very long, winding, rather personal, lightly edited show addressing the dangers of social isolation and interpersonal disconnection. It expands into other topics from there.

<b>Outline:</b>
Opening Monologue (START-0:06:59)
Free Talk Live warm-up discussion on isolation (0:07:00-0:33:30)
Reading/discussing the article<a href="http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140514-how-extreme-isolation-warps-min... Extreme Isolation Warps the Mind</a> (0:33:30-1:09:45)
Further discussion With Darrell Becker (1:09:45-END)

<b>Discussion:</b>
-Calm through context
-Isolation diminishes our standards for connection
-Positive and negative experiences with psychedelics
-Asocial vs. antisocial
-From cynicism to social isolation
-How romantic relationships can take us away from ourselves
-Darrell investigates the Free Keene conflict and attempts to connect
-Gratitude
-Using logical and emotional tools
-When people become abstractions
-The island of the individual
-Illusions of balance in life
-Compliments and their motivations
-Brett's fantasy baseball

<b>Look Closer:</b>
<a href="http://schoolsucksproject.com/practical-definitions-voluntary-communicat... Communication Glossary</a> - http://schoolsucksproject.com/practical-definitions-voluntary-communicat...

<a href="http://voluntaryvisions.com/">Darrell's Site: Voluntary Visions</a> - http://voluntaryvisions.com/

<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/santa-barbara-killers-isolation-strikes-chord-n... Barbara Killer Elliot Rodger's Isolation Strikes a Chord Among 'Nerds'</a> - http://abcnews.go.com/US/santa-barbara-killers-isolation-strikes-chord-n...

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