Has 2020 Killed Your Spirit Too? SAME. want to know why?

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Same. HAS 2020 KILLED YOUR SPIRIT TOO? WORDFEST 2021 WANT TO KNOW WHY? TRACY APPS @TAPPS

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“HEY, HOW YA DOIN’?” @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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“HEY, HOW YA DOIN’?” PRETTY AWFUL. YOU? @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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@ ! WTF 2020? MY TYPICAL 2020 DAILY AGENDA: Rampant depression Complete lack of motivation Excessive TikToking Dissociating Uncontainable anxiety Obsessive internetting research Increased ice cream consumption Information overload & news exhaustion A concerning amount of chips & cookies consumed in place of dinner Regular bouts of despair, shame & panic Unchecked & unprocessed grief Discombobulated & disillusioned Inability to focus on anything of importance Lack of/avoidance of human contact Compulsive online purchasing Overwhelmed & burnt out Another puzzle done

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MY TYPICAL 2020 DAILY AGENDA: Rampant depression Complete lack of motivation Excessive TikToking Dissociating Uncontainable anxiety Obsessive internetting research Increased ice cream consumption Information overload & news exhaustion A concerning amount of chips & cookies consumed in place of dinner Regular bouts of despair, shame & panic Unchecked & unprocessed grief Discombobulated & disillusioned Inability to focus on anything of importance Lack of/avoidance of human contact Compulsive online purchasing Overwhelmed & burnt out Another puzzle done JUST TO NAME A FEW @ ! WTF 2020?

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OUR BRAINS ARE WORKING FINE BUT GUESS WHAT? @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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BRAINS ARE WEIRD WAIT, WHAT? #

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I repeat: you. are. not. broken. YOU'RE NOT BROKEN @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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OUR BRAINS CAN'T EVEN... -process all the information they receive. @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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GET EATEN BY A BEAR -there's some shortcuts and a bunch of other stu our brains do so we don't @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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- Abstract thinking - Problem solving - Reasoning - Executive functioning - Organizing - Motor functions - Regulates emotions - Attention control - Future thinking & planning - Speech - Auditory processing - Hearing - Behavior - Emotions - Short-term memory - Long-term memory - Sensory information (taste/touch/smell/temperature) - Visual system - Visual information (recognizes letters) - Balance - Coordination - Attention - Rhythm - Proprioception - Vestibular @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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- Abstract thinking - Problem solving - Reasoning - Executive functioning - Organizing - Motor functions - Regulates emotions - Attention control - Future thinking & planning

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FRONTAL LOBE 1. the prefrontal cortex 2. the premotor area 3. the motor area @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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@TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN FRONTAL LOBE 1. the prefrontal cortex 2. the premotor area 3. the motor area responsible for planning complex cognitive behaviors, the expression of personality, decision making, and social behavior prepares your body's muscles for the exact movements the will make. in other words, it helps you control your movements the main contributor to generating neural impulses that pass down to the spinal cord and control the execution of movement

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SCIENCE! WHY DOES THIS MATTER? $ @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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BACK TO THAT BEAR SITUATION... NOW, @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT? BACK TO THAT BEAR SITUATION... NOW, -"hmmm... maybe i should add a little more to my 401k next month..." -RUN AWAY! OR @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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OUR BRAINS ARE SMART SOMETIMES @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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REROUTING... BLOOD FROM FRONTAL LOBE. STRESS! @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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REROUTING... STRESS! BLOOD FROM FRONTAL LOBE. FIGHT OR FLIGHT MODE: @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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REROUTING... STRESS! BLOOD FROM FRONTAL LOBE. FIGHT OR FLIGHT MODE: ACTIVATED! @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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BLOOD FROM FRONTAL LOBE. FIGHT OR FLIGHT MODE: ACTIVATED! REROUTING... STRESS! STRESS! STRESS! STRESS! STRESS! STRESS! STRESS! STRESS! STRESS! STRESS! STRESS! STRESS! @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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- Abstract thinking - Problem solving - Reasoning - Executive functioning - Organizing - Motor functions - Regulates emotions - Attention control - Future thinking & planning @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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- Abstract thinking - Problem solving - Reasoning - Executive functioning - Organizing - Motor functions - Regulates emotions - Attention control - Future thinking & planning BREAKING NEWS! YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS THING THAT HAPPENED! BREAKING NEWS! EVERYTHING IS ON FIRE! BREAKING NEWS! PROTESTS! INJUSTICE! EDUCATE! PARTICIPATE! BREAKING NEWS! DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS CRAZY THING ON TWITTER? @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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@TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN - Abstract thinking - Problem solving - Reasoning - Executive functioning - Organizing - Motor functions - Regulates emotions - Attention control - Future thinking & planning BREAKING NEWS! YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS THING THAT HAPPENED! BREAKING NEWS! EVERYTHING IS ON FIRE! BREAKING NEWS! PROTESTS! INJUSTICE! EDUCATE! PARTICIPATE! BREAKING NEWS! DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS CRAZY THING ON TWITTER?

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- Abstract thinking - Problem solving - Reasoning - Executive functioning - Organizing - Motor functions - Regulates emotions - Attention control - Future thinking & planning BREAKING NEWS! YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS THING THAT HAPPENED! BREAKING NEWS! EVERYTHING IS ON FIRE! BREAKING NEWS! PROTESTS! INJUSTICE! EDUCATE! PARTICIPATE! BREAKING NEWS! MURDER HORNETS? BREAKING NEWS! DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS CRAZY THING ON TWITTER? WAIT... DID YOU SAY MURDER HORNETS? BREAKING NEWS! TWO HURRICANES ARE COLLIDING! BREAKING NEWS! EVERYTHING IS ONLINE NOW. GOOD LUCK ADJUSTING! @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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you didn't think we were done, right? just like 2020 itself, we're on to the next thing... BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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WHY IS THERE NO TOILET PAPER? % AND OTHER WAYS HUMAN ACTIONS ARE CONTROLLED BY COGNITIVE BIAS % % % % % % @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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COGNITIVE BIAS THE TL;DR OF OUR BRAINS @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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When stressed, believing that taking action–any action–will resolve problems. (even when they don't) - ACTION TAKEN: hoarding food & toilet paper - REALITY: there was no threat of a shortage ... if people weren't panic buying all the TP ACTION BIAS COGNITIVE BIAS AND THEN AMPLIFIED BY "THE BANDWAGON EFFECT" @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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- OVERESTIMATING the probability of low-risk events (e.g. being a victim of a terrorist attack) - UNDERESTIMATING high probability risks (like becoming infected with a virus during a pandemic) REPRESENTATIVENESS HEURISTIC COGNITIVE BIAS @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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Instead of solving a complex problem, solving an easier one - BIG COMPLEX PROBLEM: the US healthcare system is extremely ﬂawed and unjust - SUBSTITUTED SOLUTION: "we added hand sanitizer dispenser by the door" SUBSTITUTION BIAS COGNITIVE BIAS @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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... JUST TO NAME A FEW BELIEF BIAS AVAILABILITY BIAS HINDSIGHT BIAS EXPONENTIAL-GROWTH BIAS IN-GROUP FAVORITISM BIAS FRAMING BIAS ANCHORING BIAS BASE RATE FALLACY OSTRICH EFFECT TELESCOPING EFFECT @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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AND DON'T FORGET: prolonged exposure to stress literally changes your brain and negatively e ects your health PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO STRESS LITERALLY CHANGES YOUR BRAIN AND NEGATIVELY EFFECTS YOUR HEALTH @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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AND DON'T FORGET: PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO STRESS LITERALLY CHANGES YOUR BRAIN AND NEGATIVELY EFFECTS YOUR HEALTH ongoing acute traumatic stress experience risks developing cPTSD symptoms (Post-COVID Stress Disorder) ONGOING ACUTE TRAUMATIC STRESS EXPERIENCE RISKS DEVELOPING CPTSD SYMPTOMS (POST-COVID STRESS DISORDER) @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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AND DON'T FORGET: PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO STRESS LITERALLY CHANGES YOUR BRAIN AND NEGATIVELY EFFECTS YOUR HEALTH The core experiences of psychological trauma are disempowerment and disconnection from others ONGOING ACUTE TRAUMATIC STRESS EXPERIENCE RISKS DEVELOPING CPTSD SYMPTOMS (POST-COVID STRESS DISORDER) THE CORE EXPERIENCES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA ARE DISEMPOWERMENT AND DISCONNECTION FROM OTHERS @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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REMEMBER PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO STRESS LITERALLY CHANGES YOUR BRAIN AND NEGATIVELY EFFECTS YOUR HEALTH YOU ARE NOT BROKEN ONGOING ACUTE TRAUMATIC STRESS EXPERIENCE RISKS DEVELOPING CPTSD SYMPTOMS (POST-COVID STRESS DISORDER) THE CORE EXPERIENCES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA ARE DISEMPOWERMENT AND DISCONNECTION FROM OTHERS @TAPPS ! WTF 2020? TAPPS.DESIGN

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BE NICER TO YOURSELF YOU'RE DOING GREAT!

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BE NICER TO YOURSELF YOU'RE DOING GREAT! THANK YOU!

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BE NICER TO YOURSELF YOU'RE DOING GREAT! KEEP IN TOUCH! @TAPPS @TAPPS @THEREALTAPPS LINKTR.EE/TAPPS /IN/TAPPS /TRACYAPPS SPEAKERDECK.COM/TAPPS SLIDES AT: