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Whitney Jones Bolin

@whitjobo

I care about religion, books, + my small town. Two cats: Honeymoon + Gravy. I have ADHD and run the indie bookstore Bolin Books.

 Murray, Ky.
Joined April 2009
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All my fellow devastated exvangelicals, what moved you toward embracing more liberal ideas? How can we spark that same change in our friends and families? That’s what I’m trying to think about today. How did I change, and how can I get people I love there too.
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Have experienced this 😔
Velodus 🦃🍁 (@velodus) profile pictureVelodus 🦃🍁@velodus4 Nov 2024
The single worst thing about Trump to me will always be how much he's changed people. I've watched friends and relatives become entirely new, worse people in the wake of his political rise. Like it's not merely that he's a terrible guy, it's that he's ruined people.
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The @BolinBooks storefront is coming along after a week of hard work!
Bolin Books (@BolinBooks) profile pictureBolin Books@BolinBooks9 Oct 2022
Night Hawks: Bolin Books Edition
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This was exactly my experience!
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@TIME13 Sep 2022
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Countless women are concluding they have ADHD after spending time on TikTok. For a lot of women who see these videos, it’s the first time they’ve learned about some of the symptoms of ADHD, beyond the most widely known: hyperactivity and trouble focusing
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Self acceptance has been the biggest change for me since diagnosis. Every day I get a little better at giving myself a break for forgetting things, zoning out, and resisting tasks. I think that one change has freed up monumental mental energy I can now use to be kind to myself.
René Brooks | Black Girl, Lost Keys (@blkgirllostkeys) profile pictureRené Brooks | Black Girl, Lost Keys@blkgirllostkeys2 Aug 2022
Self acceptance is not equal to complacency. You can be at peace with who you are right now while striving for better. Aka - I’m not going to stop rephrasing because y’all need to hear me - hating, resenting, and punishing yourself for your ADHD symptoms is not working.
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I just listened to THE BEST talk about how to get through the hard middle of any project while at @WriteTheDocsPDX this morning. Recap below. I will be re-listening, sharing with everyone on my team.
Write the Docs (@writethedocs) profile pictureWrite the Docs@writethedocs24 May 2022
Write the Docs Portland 2022 sketchnote of Kate Mueller's Presentation (@knowledgeowl). Created by Nitya Narasimhan (@nitya). #writethedocs
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I know we’re all doing Wordle now but I am genuinely so grateful for it. It’s bringing my family back together.
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Parents finally got vaccinated this summer. Told dad about Wordle a couple weeks ago. Now we all text each other every morning with our results. Even got my mom and sister in on it!
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It’s so nice to have something we can do together that doesn’t involve ~opinions~!
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Core memory reactivated: endless hours poring over and marveling at all the information available on Encarta 95.
Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ (@SketchesbyBoze) profile pictureBoze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️
@SketchesbyBoze21 Jan 2022
as kids we could collect rocks or trains or read encyclopedias for hours or show off our knowledge of spaceships and dinosaurs and I think we ought to re-normalize being fascinated by things.
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Oddly enough, the most visited video: Donny Osmond singing Puppy Love (my Mom’s favorite) because I thought it would both delight and embarrass her.
Wesley and I have been playing Wordle all week and I miraculously got it in two this morning! ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Last night after way too much time searching I found a genuine delight of a movie on Netflix: The History of Future Folk (2012). Secret aliens, bluegrass music, red bucket hats, salsa dancing. I’ll add as I find more gems.
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Sam Dylan Finch@samdylanfinch13 Dec 2021
One thing I wish every ADHDer knew: Even for neurotypical people, the average brain appears to get about ~3 hours of focus for productive, "high mental energy" work per day. Just three hours. Which means we need to redefine what a productive day looks like for all of us. 🧵
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A quick look at Wesley’s teaching methods (and how much fun he is). Which map is the best?
Wesley Bolin (@WesleyBolin) profile pictureWesley Bolin@WesleyBolin3 Nov 2021
Today in class we had an extra credit map competition over the Mongols, southernization, and trade networks circa 1200 CE. Vote in the poll below to determine who won in 1st Period. #apworld #murrayschools
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Ongoing list of my hyperfocus hobbies: embroidery, cross stitch, and making a Halloween pom pom wreath for my front door.
If you've seen me in person, I've probably told you but I have ADHD and so many life struggles I thought were personal failures make so much sense.
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Pure joy for the timeline
Dave Jorgenson (@davejorgenson) profile pictureDave Jorgenson@davejorgenson23 Feb 2021
This is awesome.
If you’re looking for things to read about how evangelicals got to today, highly recommend this thread of @alissamarie’s Christian pop culture writing.
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