Friday Five - May 13

I'm not superstitious, but I do recognize that today is Friday the 13th. Before I jinx anything with my ability to get this published, I need to get writing!

Here are this week's articles of note:

1. There's a new documentary titled "Deconstructing Karen". I caught a segment about the film shared in my LinkedIn feed. I can't remember who shared it, but dang it's a good one. I'm on a journey to deconstruct my own racist behaviors, and I'm making a conscious effort to not be silent.

2. #Iffoundpleaseread This project showed up in my Tik Tok feed, and I feel in love. This woman, Madison, created this amazing project where she left her journals all over the country for perfect strangers to read. Watch her Tik Toks below, and order a journal at the link above!

3. Critical Skills of Unlearning by Steven Forth

This article actually breaks down how to unlearn something in order to learn more skills. I've always understood the concept of unlearning, but I've never before seen a break down of how to unlearn something! This is golden!

4. 60 Intervention Ideas for Learning at Work

Matthew Gjertsen shared this post with an infographic of ways to intervene with learning at work. It's a great chart, and I think I'll have a lot of ways to use it in the future.

5. How to Quit Intensive Parenting

Truth be told, I'm NOT an intensive parent. In fact, I'm very lax, and some would definitely say too lax. This article helped me feel like I'm doing okay and actually not screwing up my kids as much as I thought I might be. It also confirmed my own recognition that my kids are going to be fine...and if they aren't we'll deal with it as it comes. I'll be there for them, but I'm not going to intensive parent just because everyone else is doing it.

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