Tim Urban

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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

1) THINK SMALL. Imagine the little details of a person’s life you’re hating: the calls they get from their mother, the presents they buy for their son, the list they have on their desk with plans for the future. Like you, everyone else is ultimately just trying to be happy. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 4, 2022

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Twitter is an anti-compassion machine that stokes our tendency to dehumanize and even hate people we don't know personally. Four little exercises I use to combat that and crank up the compassion in my mind: — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 4, 2022

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2) THINK BIG. Read about the universe. Nothing makes hatred seem more ridiculous than internalizing how vast time and space are. Doing so makes me want to turn to anyone who will listen and hug them and say, “We both exist! On the same tiny planet at the same exact time! Hi!” — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 4, 2022