Thoughts 💭- Conversations 🎙️- and Learning 🧠 about Neurodiversity

Author: alexkahl

  • Especially Leaders should be aware and open about their neurodivergent features

    The by the HBR article is very interesting – although it is talking about flaws instead of feats or skills. The languaging is SO important in this context

    https://hbr.org/2023/01/research-why-leaders-should-be-open-about-their-flaws

  • Different styles of thinking

    The author of this New Yorker article needs to talk to think. Other people talk in their heads until they open their mouth (like me) others again have lots of picture or even movies in their thoughts.

    And there is so much more:

    https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/16/how-should-we-think-about-our-different-styles-of-thinking

  • Hyperphantasia and Aphantasia

    We talk a lot about those two superskills because I am on the Aphantasia side of the spectrum and Sharon on the opposite site:

    The hyperphantasia one with a vividly seeing mind’s eye.

    This BBC article describes both very well

    https://www.bbc.com/news/health-34039054

  • More calming coziness for our brains

    YouTube is auch a Great Tool to get in certain state of minds.

    If I need some inspiration or support my cozy study room athmosphere , I love to dive into some Hogwarts Gryffindor room sounds:

    I put together a playlist with different sound ambiences in our Free Range Thinking YouTube Channel

  • What a beautiful website

    You have to try that!

    https://pudding.cool/2022/12/emotion-wheel/

  • Aphantasia and creativity at Pixar and Disney

    The former CEO of Pixar, Ed Catmull has Aphantasia and still was able to become one of the greatest animators and inventors of characters.

    He even realized that lots of Pixar’s animators and character designers are aphantasts.

    Two interesting articles about him and Glen Keane l, the inventor of Ariel the mermaid at Disney

    https://www.bbc.com/news/health-47830256

    https://theconversation.com/the-art-of-aphantasia-how-mind-blind-artists-create-without-being-able-to-visualise-162566

  • Two Introductions to Obsidian

    We talked about this wonderful tool in our Episode 2 of Season 2.

    A short intro tutorial by Nicole van der Hoeven

    And this 2 Hour Second Brain Course by Dabi

  • Whoop Whoop! We have a YouTube Channel 🙂

    Here we post short (2-10 minutes) and REALLY short (60 second) clips from our conversations 🙂

    See it as our long running best-of album 🙂

    https://youtube.com/@freerangethinkingpodcast

  • New Episode – new Season of the podcast!

    YAAAY! and we are live!

    Here is our first Episode of the second season of the Free Range Thinkin Podcast! 😀

    Click to get to the Player over at spotiy-anchor.fm

    It is about our new publishing rhythm, about experiments with ChatGPT and how to finish things with (adult) ADHD:

    The secret of Secrets, Dan Brown, GABA, Neurodivergents and so much more 🙂 – Free Range Thinking – A Neurodiversity Podcast with Sharon Leigh and Alex Kahl

    Greetings Friends! In this episode we explore the intersection of neurodivergence, airport thriller literature :), and the human experience. We start with Dan Brown's 'The Secret of Secrets', the evolution of language surrounding neurodivergence, and the importance of storytelling in society. And we wouldnt be FRT if we would not go down one or the other rabbit hole 🙂 So we delve into themes of consciousness, creativity, and the role of art in addressing complex topics such as death and personal growth. Through our discussion we highlight the significance of individual interpretation, the power of creative expression in shaping perspectives and how we add stuff to the things we read, watch and listen to.And we look into GABA – the aminoacid that makes us calm AND lets our life rush in front of our lifes in near death experiencesChapters00:00 Introduction to Neurodivergence and Literature01:46 Exploring Dan Brown's 'The Secret of Secrets'04:52 The Evolution of Language in Neurodivergence07:55 Consciousness and Connectivity in Modern Society10:46 Hope and Transformation in Literature14:04 The Role of Artists in Society17:01 Creating Spaces for Creativity19:53 The Power of Open-Mindedness22:01 The Skeptic's Perspective in Literature24:58 Concluding Thoughts on Dialogue and Understanding27:17 The Power of Storytelling30:42 The Role of the Reader in Interpretation33:22 Children's Understanding of Death37:52 Fear of Death and Its Implications43:12 The Science of GABA and Stress50:41 Exploring Altered States of Consciousness
    1. The secret of Secrets, Dan Brown, GABA, Neurodivergents and so much more 🙂
    2. WE ARE BACK! 🙂 and talk about How do you self calm?
    3. 065 – From Compliance to Community: Understanding Neurodiversity with Grant Harris

  • Hybrid Humans Café – Every 1st and 3rd Friday

    Sharon and Saskia invite you into a Zoomroom with lots of interesting conversations and French pastry 🙂

    The usual link is
    ☕️🍰 Hybrid Humans Café!
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86275907540