Tes Slominski 1/29/25 Tes Slominski 1/29/25

Critical Thinking Is a Vital Feral Skill

Tes Slominski 6/7/24 Tes Slominski 6/7/24

First Things: Task Initiation in the Wild Mundane

But [moving] this time I’ve marked a lot of firsts. It’s not that they are noteworthy on their own or that I’m feeling preemptively nostalgic or anything like that. It’s that even the simple ones that require internal motivation have required enough extra effort that I’ve noticed.

Tes Slominski 4/16/24 Tes Slominski 4/16/24

Stress Works Your Core [Executive Functions]

Right now, pretty much everybody I know with any connection to the academic calendar is working like a demon. The rapid descent into packed schedules, end-of-semester grading, and deadlines is stressful, to say the least!

According to a 2016 meta-analysis of relevant literature, acute stress* is linked to decreases in several core executive functions….

Tes Slominski 1/16/24 Tes Slominski 1/16/24

How The Feral Freelancer Got Its Name

For me, being feral is about being hungry–for knowledge, for the thrill of trying something new, for discovering how things work. It is also about choosing less formal ways of moving in the world: to be a bit scruffy (metaphorically and perhaps literally!) is to be vulnerable in a way that is both productive and freeing.