Relationships
fromPsychology Today
13 minutes agoHow to Make Friends as an Adult
Making friends as an adult requires creativity and intentionality to overcome loneliness and improve well-being.
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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoPsychology says people who are very selective with friends aren't lacking in social skills - they're often carrying a level of social awareness so sharp that casual conversation feels hollow the moment it starts, and the energy it takes to pretend otherwise is a cost they've simply stopped being willing to pay - Silicon Canals
Selectivity in friendships reflects a deeper social awareness and the need for genuine connections rather than superficial interactions.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoPsychology says people who are very selective with friends aren't lacking in social skills - they're often carrying a level of social awareness so sharp that casual conversation feels hollow the moment it starts, and the energy it takes to pretend otherwise is a cost they've simply stopped being willing to pay - Silicon Canals
Selectivity in friendships reflects a deeper social awareness and the need for genuine connections rather than superficial interactions.
Non-profit organizations
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
4 hours agoFaster Than Authoritarianism: Rapid Response as a Frontline Strategy for Democracy Defense | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Rapid response is essential for effective movement building and defending democracy against authoritarian strategies.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
38 minutes agoBrooklyn Heights art collaboration bridges generations, building friendships between students and seniors * Brooklyn Paper
Art fosters intergenerational connections between high school students and senior residents through collaborative projects at The Watermark.
fromStreetsblog New York City
13 hours agoTuesday's Headlines: Cops Are Doing It Wrong Edition - Streetsblog New York City
A state judge has ruled that every red-light ticket written to a cyclist under the state's vehicle and traffic law since 2019 is bogus. The city legalized the practice of biking through a red light on a pedestrian 'walk' signal, yet NYPD cops have been wrongly writing tickets for cyclists who go through the 'red' on the walk signal.
New York City
Alternative transportation
fromStreetsblog USA
13 hours ago'Best Bikeshare in America': An Unexpected Community Launches Free, All-Electric Micromobility For Residents - Streetsblog USA
Heartland Bikeshare in Omaha offers free unlimited 60-minute rides for residents, promoting biking and challenging other communities to enhance their micromobility initiatives.
Social justice
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
1 day agoOlder Adults and Volunteerism: A Vital Social Justice Issue | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Volunteers, especially seniors, play a crucial role in nonprofit impact and should be viewed as agents of change rather than burdens on resources.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoThe epidemic isn't loneliness - it's the number of people who've been lonely so long they've stopped registering it as loneliness and started calling it personality - Silicon Canals
Loneliness can be misinterpreted as independence or preference, leading to a lack of recognition of the feeling itself.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
14 hours agoThe people who are constantly checking in on everyone else aren't necessarily nurturing. Many of them are quietly running an experiment to see if anyone will ever check in on them unprompted, and the experiment has been returning the same result for decades - Silicon Canals
Constantly reaching out to others can stem from childhood experiences of needing to earn attention.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
15 hours agoSome people aren't the planner in every friend group because they like control. They became the planner because they noticed, early and painfully, that when they didn't initiate, nobody did, and being forgotten felt worse than doing all the work - Silicon Canals
Chronic planners often act out of a fear of being forgotten rather than a desire for control or dominance.
Philosophy
fromThe Village Voice
15 hours agoHistoric Preservation as Cultural Self-Reflection: Reclaiming Stories, Identity, and Meaning in a Changing Urban Landscape - The Village Voice
Historic preservation is a cultural practice that shapes community identity and values, rather than merely a technical effort to protect old buildings.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoThere's a version of strength that only develops in people who had to figure out the rules of a place nobody explained to them. They don't talk about it because the people who had the rules handed to them wouldn't understand what was hard about it, and the people who also had to figure it out don't need the explanation. - Silicon Canals
Onsighting in climbing parallels navigating social systems, emphasizing perceptual capacity over resilience in understanding unwritten rules.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoNot everyone who keeps a small social circle is protecting their energy. Some of them built a wide one once, watched it reveal exactly how many people would show up during an actual emergency, and quietly restructured around the answer - Silicon Canals
Small social circles often result from past crises that reveal true friendships, rather than a preference for fewer connections.
Relationships
fromPortland Monthly
1 month agoFrom the Editor: Building Community Isn't Always Fun. Do It Anyway.
Proximity-based community organizing builds solidarity across differences through sustained engagement and shared material goals, fostering understanding that transcends initial disagreements.
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks agoCampaigners celebrate after new town plans dropped
Campaigner Aysha Hawcutt stated that residents were 'not anti-homes', but believed the Adlington plan was 'the wrong proposal in the wrong place'. She expressed pride in the community's resilience against the development threats.
London politics
Education
fromArchDaily
1 month agoWhen the School Becomes the City: Community-Centered Projects in the Global South
School architecture functions as a catalyst for social transformation by creating multifunctional civic spaces that integrate education, culture, sports, and community engagement within urban territories.
Fundraising
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
1 month agoInformation as Civic Infrastructure-and How Philanthropy Can Support the Ecosystem | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Philanthropy should prioritize funding the information ecosystem as foundational infrastructure, since well-designed programs fail without reliable, trusted information enabling public understanding and collective decision-making.
Alternative transportation
fromStreetsblog
1 month agoUrban Truth Collective: Straight Talk About The Joy Of Cities In An Age Of Disinformation - Streetsblog USA
Fifteen-minute cities enable convenient living without car dependency, while decades of car-centric policies have deliberately created sprawl and reduced walkability, homelessness correlates directly with insufficient housing supply, and wider roads increase crashes and traffic rather than reducing congestion.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months agoWant to be part of a village? You might need to get out of your comfort zone
People say it takes a village to do difficult things: raise a child, sustain a community, build a barn. But we don't often talk a lot about what it takes to be a villager. What does it mean to not just be in a community, but to help create one? Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters, says the key is to put yourself out there, even if it's scary.
Relationships
Online Community Development
fromPsychology Today
1 month agoNo One Is Coming to Help-Except Your Neighbors
Building community-led resilience networks and mutual aid groups nationwide enables neighbors to support each other through overlapping crises including climate change, inequality, and government violence.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
3 months agoHelp! I Wanted to Extend a Simple Thank You to a Neighbor. But They Took Advantage of My Generosity.
Neighbor shoveled unexpected snow; host offered lunch but felt resentful when partner joined and ordered pricier items; host wants clear, fair repayment expectations.
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