I had not yet made a phone call that I knew I needed to make, and I was giving myself a bit of a hard time about it. It wasn’t a crisis. It wasn’t urgent. It didn’t really affect anybody but me, but it mattered. It was important. And even though I know better, I…
Part 2: The Space Between Interpretation and Reaction When the Mind Fills in the Blanks In Part 1, I shared what began as a simple social experiment: a deliberately crafted post observing public behavior—paired with a headline—to see whether people could separate the commentary from the content it appeared alongside. What unfolded wasn’t just…
Part 1: What Happens When Meaning Meets Identity Introduction: A Post, A Mirror, and an Unexpected Experiment My day started with a headline—followed quickly by two more. The first was a report from an online insurance agency stating that 44% of Tesla owners claimed their vehicles had been vandalized, presumably by opponents of Elon…
Let’s be honest—things feel loud right now. Headlines are emotionally charged. Social media is a swirl of strong opinions, assumptions, and outrage. And if we’re not careful, we can get pulled into that energy without even realizing it. So, here’s a question worth asking: What are you contributing to the conversation? Are you elevating it?…