IndieWeb Carnival January 2024: Positive Internalization
Posted in Personal Web, Psychology on January 1, 2024 by foreverliketh.is โ 3 min read

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Happy New Year!
Iโm so excited to be starting 2024 off with a bang by hosting the 8th mensual IndieWeb Carnivalึ! Anyone and everyone is welcome to participate:
- Write in any language! God bless Google Translateึ!
- No blog? No problem! Get your submission to me and Iโll publish it!
- More of a talker? Dam, yo. Iโm even accepting recordings!
The soft deadline is February 1st. But donโt push it, it ainโt dat soft. Followed by the roundup post shortly thereafter. Get your submission to me via any of the following:
And without further adoโฆ
The Challenge
Psychological internalizationึ refers, roughly, to the process of taking in and making external ideas (values, attitudes, or standards) a part of your own thoughts, beliefs, personality and identity. This can happen through both conscious and unconscious means.
It is something that occurs as a normal part of development. For example, a child adopting the moral values of their parents, incorporating them into their own sense of right and wrong.
Youโll notice that internalization itself is an inherently neutral phenomenon. People can internalize both positive (good for you) and negative (bad for you) ideas. Unfortunately, humanity (generally) seems to possess a negativity biasึ. But thatโs precisely the issue weโre going to address:
Your entry for this monthโs carnival will have you intentionally seek out positive memories. Memories that remind you of the good parts of yourself; the facets of your being that you want to see more of, that you wish to nurture and grow. By reliving them and seeing yourself in that positive light, you help to internalize a healthier, and more accurate, self-perception.
Itโs important to note that effective internalization is about emotions. Itโs not enough to think that your memory is positive, it has to FEEL positive. If you sincerely want the benefits, then this is not something you can โlogicโ your way out of. Donโt listen to your brain, listen to your heart.
Itโs a new year, traveler. Letโs set ourselves up for a good one.
Additional Resources: Internalize the Goodึ | How to Use the Goodึ
Submissions: Positive Internalization (Colin Morris)ึ | The smell of firewoodึ | The Feeling of Being Myselfึ | The Pupilึ | A few core memoriesึ | Positive Internalization (Microbyte)ึ | Very Positive Memoriesึ | Positive Internalization (Manuel Moreale)ึ | The Breakfast Club Revisitedึ | Positive Internalization (Steve Ledlow)ึ | Reflection and Positive Internalizationึ | Nostalgiaึ | Flutterึ
Contributors: Sara Jakลกaึ โ> Jeremy Cherfasึ | My Therapist | Laura Dziekiewiczึ | Debbie Hamptonึ | Marky Mark and the Funky Bunchึ โ> Good Vibrations [#1ึ & #2ึ] | Colin Morrisึ | Yaidelึ | Juhisึ | Microbyteึ | Manuel Morealeึ | ๐ Devastatia ๐ึ | Steve Ledlowึ | Hayden Whiteึ | Psychcoolึ | Zinzy Waleson Geeneึ
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IndieWeb Carnival January 2024: Positive Internalization
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Happy New Year!