🔥 Hot off the press: “Bean-Sized Bulletin - Volume #10 🔥
The Latest
• How’s everybody doing? Are you getting enough sleep? Drinking enough water? Eating some vegetables here and there? I don’t have any offerings at this time, so I wanted to use this space to remind you to be kind to yourself and those around you. That’s all. Take care you wonderful human beans!
Word of Mouth
Gatekeeping /ˈɡeɪtkiːpɪŋ/
Gatekeeping is defined by Cambridge Dictionary as "the activity of trying to control who gets particular resources, power, or opportunities, and who does not."
"Even though gatekeeping as a term has just entered into our conversations in the past year or so, the concept of excluding others for not reading a certain book or eating a particular food is a concept that I would argue has existed within society for a long time; in fact, I’d argue that this information is common knowledge.
Gatekeeping is a symptom of a comparison-driven culture, and it’s not ever going to go away, but the more people realize its inherency in our society, the more aware we can be of correcting it.
It all begins perhaps with a simple reminder that engaging with different films, music, anime, TikTok, and the like is not one massive competition revolving around who reads everything first. Gatekeeping prevents us from freely enjoying the classics and the contemporaries, so I’m going to start by doing my best to dismantle my part." (Unpublished Magazine)
Books & Beans
Making Comics by Lynda Barry
“Making Comics is both stylish and engaging. Barry balances reprints of her lovingly hand-drawn homework assignments with illustrated examples she’s gathered from teaching. The result is an educational volume that will appeal to anyone who’s interested in comics or cartooning.
The point Barry is trying to make is that everyone really can be an artist, can find it in themselves to create art — to make comics.” (Vox)
Cool Finds
• As an educator, I feel I have a significant role in supporting neurodivergent learners. Many learners, at times, don’t have the means to access treatment or needed services to help them navigate and harness their unique way of seeing the world.
With that in mind, I would like to share this wonderful and resourceful YouTube channel called How to ADHD. This channel is a toolbox–a place where you can find strategies and learn more about having and living with ADHD.
• The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll
"Ryder Carroll, was diagnosed with ADHD at a young age. He set about to find a method or system of organization that he felt would work for him and his needs. Ryder describes the bullet journal as ‘a mindfulness practice disguised as a productivity system’.
This is why a bullet journal is different! It works as a diary to write down all your thoughts and feelings, and reflect on them. It also works as a space to organize everything you want to do, and need to do." (S. Forsyth)
Dice & Games
“Tetris Effect is Tetris like you’ve never seen it, or heard it, or felt it before—an incredibly addictive, unique, and breathtakingly gorgeous reinvention of one of the most popular puzzle games of all time.” (Steam)
“There are many reasons to play Tetris, from passing the time to competing against friends. Well, thanks to a new series of studies, you can now add therapy to the list of ways in which Tetris could actually be good for you.” (Tetris)
Check out this article on ‘The Therapeutic Benefits of Tetris.’
Curated with love by Rose Cortijo, BEO (Bean Executive Officer).
I want to end this bulletin with a sincere apology. Why? Well, a while back, I decided to start using Substack to publish the Bean-Sized Bulletin.
It seemed like a good idea at the time. However, I wasn’t aware of the targeted harassment of marginalized groups happening on the platform. Given the facts, I've decided to migrate the bulletin to Revue.
Thank you to the person who brought this up! I’m here to listen and do better by my community.