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the thing about nonfiction is you come out of it with several more books to put on your to be read list and it's only gonna branch out from there so really the only solution is to read every book in human history starting at the beginning

Joint pain? Drink this dark liquid instead

got this in one of my work inboxes today. thanks support at maxfabre I can't wait to Drink this dark liquid

niqvassieart

Sleeping on the dining chair as everyone else gets ready for bed.

samimarkart

Little ovenbird painting 🌱

herpsandbirds

Carter’s Rock Gecko aka Scorpion-tailed Gecko (Pristurus carteri), family Sphaerodactylidae, found on the southern Arabian Peninsula

photograph by Intrinsically Ectothermic LLC

grungekitty-77

Not that anybody asked, but I think it's important to understand how shame and guilt actually work before you try to use it for good.

It's a necessary emotion. There are reasons we have it. It makes everything so. much. worse. when you use it wrong.

Shame and guilt are DE-motivators. They are meant to stop behavior, not promote it. You cannot, ever, in any meaningful way, guilt someone into doing good. You can only shame them into not doing bad.

Let's say you're a parent and your kid is having issues.

Swearing in class? Shame could work. You want them to stop it. Keep it in proportion*, and it might help. *(KEEP IT IN PROPORTION!!!)

Not doing their homework? NO! STOP! NO NOT DO THAT! EVER! EVER! EVER! You want them to start to do their homework. Shaming them will have to opposite effect! You have demotivated them! They will double down on NOT doing it. Not because they are being oppositional, but because that's what shame does!

You can't guilt people into building better habits, being more successful, or getting more involved. That requires encouragement. You need to motivate for that stuff!

If you want it in a simple phrase:

You can shame someone out of being a bad person, but you can't shame them into being a good person.

grungekitty-77

Fun fact, that was literally what inspired me to make this post!

joytri

thank you to trees and also rain

the new season of euphoria is one of the worst written seasons of television I've ever seen

night-the-starfish

Fish out of water, gouache and markers on paper.

vecb-art

You don’t have to do it alone 🐺❤️

prints on my shop

calamitys-child

What's everyone's favourite flowers that aren't like. The normal ones. Like everyone's a fan of roses and sunflowers what's a more niche one. One you don't get in gift sets. Mine's sweet peas

#tiburon mariposa lily

natureisthegreatestartist

Take a look at these African peach moths (Egybolis vaillantina). The shades of blue on their wings are so striking against the bright hues and dark edgings. Living art, right?