Modern Day Pirates

Modern Day Pirates

Sit down and be quiet

Some rules are meant to be broken

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Geoff Talbot
Dec 02, 2023
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Sit down.

Be quiet.

STOP fidgeting.

Don't interrupt me when I am speaking.

These societal rules are drummed into us from a young age. Compliance isn't simply sort-after it's demanded.

We must behave!

These rules are so costly...

They teach us to suppress our urges. They push down our desire to truly connect, to fully express ourselves, to sail on the breeze of…

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