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Neil Gorman

Neil Gorman

Neil Gorman is an assistant professor at the Aurora University School of Social Work, and a practicing Lacanian analyst, and a maker of podcasts, newsletters, & other sundry things.

📍 Near Chicago http://neilgorman.com

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From The Skimm newsletter today [https://www.theskimm.com/news/2021-10-26-1z8zCijCTYCnWKzCXNQzdY] > Yesterday, a UN report found that concentrations of greenhouse gases hit a record high last year. Even with a temporary slowdown of new emissions during the pandemic, carbon dioxide was almost 150% higher than pre-industrial levels. The report

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One of the things I've become very interested in is slow looking [http://pz.harvard.edu/resources/slow-looking-the-art-and-practice-of-learning-through-observation] (a sort of sub-set of slow living [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_living]). I've been trying to modify the approach to how I listen to ambient music.

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I've been watching the TV show Heels, which, on the surface, is about independent professional wrestling. When I watched the show, I started thinking that under the surface, it is a show about how people struggle with the different aspects of themselves and how unconscious desires often get

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At the bottom of the stairs in my house is a print with this excerpt from the poem Invitation [https://wordsfortheyear.com/2017/08/28/invitation-by-mary-oliver/], by Mary Oliver [https://maryoliver.com/]. > It is a serious thing > Just to be alive > On this fresh morning > In

◎ Drafts №17 | Winnicott to Lacan

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Mondays are long days for me. I start at about 9:00 am and then see patients all day. Today I wrapped up at 8:00 pm. One of the things I've noticed as I listen to people talk about their lives is that most people are scared

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Woke up to a beautiful combination of crisp air and bright sun, a beauty of a day. Be that as it may, I felt exhausted. I thought it would clear up after I got some coffee in me, but even after two cups, it was still like I was moving

A Myth About the Workforce in the 60s & 70s.

From an article in The Atlantic [https://www.theatlantic.com] titled The Great Resignation Is Accelerating, by Derek Thompson [https://www.theatlantic.com/author/derek-thompson/]. > You may have heard the story that in the golden age of American labor, 20th-century workers stayed in one job for 40 years and

◎ Drafts №16 | I Started by Reading Psychoanalysis

◎ Drafts №15 | Reading about Psychoanalysis...