IDHD: Initiative Deficit Hobby Disorder?

Weird title today, I know. One of the news items is about ADHD, and I thought it would be fun to tweak acronym to include other topics discussed. Do you avoid taking initiative (“Initiative Deficit”)? Do you think having a hobby is eccentric (“Hobby Disorder”)?

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Links mentioned in the episode are below …

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Salad Bar (fresh links of interest)

“The Real ADHD Issue Lies with Schooling, Not with Students” — https://fee.org/articles/the-real-adhd-issue-lies-with-schooling-not-with-students/

“Gen Z is ‘de-influencing’ on social media” — https://www.salon.com/2025/02/17/gen-z-is-de-influencing-on-social-media/

“Sacrificing Truth on Leviathan’s Altar” — https://mises.org/mises-wire/sacrificing-truth-leviathans-altar

“The secret world of hobbyists” — https://unherd.com/2025/02/the-secret-world-of-hobbyists/

From Substack, Post Post Modern, by Jacqueline Rendell: “variations on a dream” — https://postpostmodern.substack.com/p/variations-on-a-dream

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Omelet Station (Bible study)

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time — https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022325.cfm

• Luke 6:27-38 — https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/6?27

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My own work I cited

Last week’s Sunday Buffet: “Futurism, Blessed & Woe!” — https://goodneighborbadcitizen.substack.com/p/futurism-blessed-and-woe

The most recent Wednesday Wakeup: “Hakas, TradCaths & Levels of Meaning” — https://goodneighborbadcitizen.substack.com/p/hakas-tradcaths-and-levels-of-meaning

The most recent premium subscriber post, FM Radio: “GNBC Book, p. 15” — https://goodneighborbadcitizen.substack.com/p/gnbc-book-p-15

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