But NOT giving up Peg CarlsonBowen AAUW San Jose Public Policy Chair April 2018 AAUW CA Conference Agenda Where Are You Whats Important to you How to Manage Taking Action Letting Go ID: 683088
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Overcoming Political ‘Overwhelm’
…But NOT giving up
Peg Carlson-BowenAAUW San Jose Public Policy ChairApril 2018 AAUW CA ConferenceSlide2
AgendaWhere Are You?
What’s Important to you?How to ManageTaking ActionLetting GoSlide3
Political Overwhelm Life Stresses
This workshop is not thisSlide4
Overwhelm Chronic Stress
Adverse Health Effects
Irritability
Lack of Agency
Helplessness
Indecisiveness
Social Withdrawal
Negative Self-Talk
Sleep DisturbanceSlide5
Where are you now?
Are you here?
Or here?Slide6
What’sImportant
To You?Slide7
What’s Important
Equal Pay
Title IX
Campus Sexual Violence
LGBTQ civil rights
Voting Restrictions
Healthcare for all
Social Security
Getting more women elected
Student Debt
Gender Equity in the Workplace
Access to/cost of Women’s Healthcare
Reproductive Rights
Human Trafficking
Immigration
War
Gun Violence
Deficit SpendingSlide8
Priority TriggersAsk yourself:
Is your attention drawn immediately when you see news about this?Do you have a personal connection to it?Do you ‘high five’ or ‘fist pump’ when you see progress?
Can you build a community around it?Rank 1 to 6**Each item can only have one number!Slide9
Priority ExerciseSlide10
Trust can lead to….Letting go
Unburdening othersSlide11
Add
Self-CareSlide12
Quality,
Not QuantitySlide13
Dealing with NewsDoes this relate to my top three?
Do I already know this?Is this item too recent?Is this conjecture
, opinion, or analysis?Your attention = $$$$ for news outletsSlide14
Consider the News Source
Progressive
Conservative
Note: Whatever the slant, this is
too many sources.Slide15
Social/Anti-Social Media
Don’t read the comments
Okay, so you read them– don’t respondWatch your emotional temperatureIdentify your trigger wordsDVR the news…and use fast forwardOnline communities to provide
supportRationing: odds and evensSlide16
Successful social movements don’t win by convincing the fringes, but by finding common denominators.
Successful Non-Violent Social Movements Course,Harvard UniversitySlide17
Handling Incoming AppealsSign this petition Send this pre-formatted letter…
Join a group…Start a new organization…Give money…Contact your legislatorSlide18
Act
“Action is the antidote to despair.”
Joan BaezSlide19
“Self-criticism is consistently associated with less motivation…. It is also one of the single biggest predictors of depression….”
First,
give up guiltThe Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters and What You Can Do to Get More of It”Slide20
It’s more important to get started than to succeed.James Clear
“To overcome procrastination, find a way to start your task in less than two minutes….You don’t even have to finish….”Slide21
Rethink GoalsGoals put happiness off into the future; pull rewards into the present
Micro goals help you start; small increments add up and produce more consistent resultsBreak tasks into easily achievable actionsDon’t push harder; remove more obstaclesEnvironment is more important than motivationSet up processes and practice consistencyDon’t sacrifice the good for the perfectSlide22
Find Your CommunityAdvancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.Slide23
Leverage TechnologySlide24
Act LocalLocal can action may happen more quicklyPerson-to-person contact changes attitudes
Local progress feels more ‘real’Slide25
Let Go
For Now…Slide26
When to Re-engage?
Calendar it….and let it go….Slide27
Thank You