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Make Your Damn Bed

@MYDBpodcast is a bite sized, real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed every morning. Build momentum - better your life.


Each episode is around 10 minutes and intended to encourage, motivate, and inspire you to get out of bed - so you can start making it!


Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.


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Update frequency
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Average duration
7 minutes
Episodes
1575
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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1516 || revisiting the

1516 || revisiting the "skinner box"

Note: This is a revisitation of a past episode from 2023.


I used uptime.app to check out the brief spark notes version of

"Antisocial Media: Siva Vaidhyanathan's How Facebook Disconnects Us and Under…

00:06:09  |   Tue 22 Jul 2025
1515 || mixed emotions are worse than negative ones

1515 || mixed emotions are worse than negative ones

Did you know that mixed emotions can be more emotionally taxing than purely negative ones? Today we talk about this + how to deal with it through things like “dialectical thinking," which is the atti…

00:08:32  |   Mon 21 Jul 2025
1514 || you don't really look like that

1514 || you don't really look like that

I am starting to think some of us are looking at ourselves too much, and if you stare at anything too long, it will start to look weird after a while. Plus, the internet has warped our perception of …

00:08:42  |   Sun 20 Jul 2025
1513 || self care in trying times (finale)

1513 || self care in trying times (finale)

With everything going on in the United States, chances are you’ve been working to stay informed, and maybe even help out in some ways — both of which can take a lot of mental energy. Your main goal i…

00:10:27  |   Sat 19 Jul 2025
1512 || self care in trying times

1512 || self care in trying times

With everything going on in the United States, chances are you’ve been working to stay informed, and maybe even help out in some ways — both of which can take a lot of mental energy. Your main goal i…

00:08:29  |   Fri 18 Jul 2025
1511 || engaging ethically with AI

1511 || engaging ethically with AI

Engaging with AI ethically is never going to be black and white, but we shouldn't feel shame or guilt for using these things with more awareness and tact. Being conscious is the best way to avoid the…

00:09:34  |   Thu 17 Jul 2025
1510 || AI's full list of downsides

1510 || AI's full list of downsides

We should be cautious about normalizing AI before establishing regulations: 


Unreliable:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11729512/#:~:text=This%20study%20indicates%20that%20ChatGPT,back%20to%2…

00:09:30  |   Wed 16 Jul 2025
1509 || The Downsides to ChatGPT + AI

1509 || The Downsides to ChatGPT + AI

Here are some reasons we should be cautious about normalizing AI + ChatGPT before establishing regulations: 


It’s unreliable. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11729512/#:~:text=This%20study%20…

00:09:47  |   Tue 15 Jul 2025
1508 || the downfall of ChatGPT

1508 || the downfall of ChatGPT

AI is becoming increasingly unavoidable. It's in our phones, our TV's, and emails. But ChatGPT is one we STILL have a choice on how much we use it.


There is a vast number of reasons we should be moder…

00:09:29  |   Mon 14 Jul 2025
1507 ||

1507 || "livable wage" is a violent phrase

People are more productive than ever before and YET our wages are not reflecting the growth in labor. Our wages have been stolen by the wealth hoarders and redistributed to shareholders at the expens…

00:08:07  |   Sun 13 Jul 2025
1506 || Zohran Mamdani

1506 || Zohran Mamdani

I'm baaack!!! and today I'm diving into Zohran Mamdani's platform and campaign which has given me a surprising amount of renewed hope for the future of American politics, if we can stay focused on re…

00:09:36  |   Sat 12 Jul 2025
consequentialism - wait for it

consequentialism - wait for it

there are so many different "consequentialisms" out there + it's important to not get lost in the "sauce" of the different combinations, but focus on the perspectives you can manage now, ideally the …

00:05:55  |   Fri 11 Jul 2025
the authoritarian playbook

the authoritarian playbook

What to expect under an authoritarian regime:

1. Democratic election through fear mongering.

2. They will divide + rule.

3. They will subjugate media outlets to create a propaganda machine.

4. They will …

00:10:24  |   Fri 11 Jul 2025
hyper-normalization

hyper-normalization

Hypernormalization: Pretending everything is fine, when it is obviously NOT fine. The goal is to keep us overwhelmed and confused and disengaged. Resist your apathy. Resist in any way you can. Join a…

00:09:53  |   Thu 10 Jul 2025
returning home

returning home

I'm back!!!! I've missed you so much and wanted to ramble about community again (for old time's sake).



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00:06:48  |   Wed 09 Jul 2025
stop intellectualizing everything + create something

stop intellectualizing everything + create something

we tend to over-intellectualize our feelings because we don't allow ourselves to work through them. Working through means DOING, CREATING, ACTING, PLAYING, and SEEKING JOY. Let down your walls + lear…

00:08:45  |   Tue 08 Jul 2025
1500 || resisting the persuasion of reciprocity

1500 || resisting the persuasion of reciprocity

It starts with recognizing the game. If someone is doing you a favor out of the kindness of their heart, it won't be so difficult to offer them a favor in return. When someone is attempting to manipu…

00:08:57  |   Mon 07 Jul 2025
power under + how to find yours

power under + how to find yours


When you change the way you show up in your world, you encourage others to do the same + like the butterfly effect, sometimes the smallest + simplest changes can make the largest and most complex imp…

00:08:46  |   Sun 06 Jul 2025
hurry sickness

hurry sickness

I’m the type of person who always feels like I’m running late despite the fact that I very rarely am.


I’ve been trying a new type of thought exercise where I take a moment to visit with a more senior…

00:08:09  |   Sat 05 Jul 2025
save the planet (a practical guide)

save the planet (a practical guide)

It's not too late. Every action counts. But don't get overwhelmed with doing everything. Instead, choose something + act. Every little bit helps.


THE GUIDEBOOK: https://www.nottoolateclimate.com/_fil…

00:10:35  |   Fri 04 Jul 2025
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