Responding to Jack Whites acceptance Speech

About this episode

The episode discusses the balance of agency over mental well-being versus external influences, sparked by Jack White's acceptance speech.

Massive Jack White fan here, but let me over dramatise a throw away line real quick to talk about a bigger topic here. How much agency do you have over your mental well being vs external factors? 00:00 - Intro & Jack Whites speech 05:06 - Get off your screens 13:51 - This is a collective issue 22:19 - Keep working at it This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a better future here: https://paytherent.net.au/ ... Mailing list for direct updates: https://www.rhath.com/mailing-list Also, if you like what I do, you can throw me a couple bucks on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://www.patreon.com/Rhath Or just check out my website: www.rhath.com

People in this episode

Host: Rhath

Topics covered

• mental well-being
• agency
• external factors
• collective issues
• screen time

Keywords

• Jack White
• mental health
• agency
• external factors
• collective issues
• screen time
• Wurundjeri

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pay the Rent

Places: Wurundjeri

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