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Beating burnout and building better days in tech--one playful step at a time

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You're not alone. 🌊

Even the smallest drop of water becomes the wave.

Special thanks to Michael Budram for being our panelist this week, and for our community members who did the hard work.

The Party is currently in alpha, but soon to open to more folks!

Share your tiny acts of rebellion below!
You're not alone. Even the smallest drop of water becomes the wave. This is how we keep striving towards change. Not all at once, but together, one tiny act at a time. Special thanks to our campfire panelist, Michael Budram, and our community, The Party, for co creating this document. Interested in future campfires? Keep up with The Party's adventures by following HuMindWise for more play, rebellion, and community for folks in tech. At the bottom, a wave coming in from the right corner.
July 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Think: what's the tiniest act of rebellion you can do this week? Something that brings you peace, joy, or aligns with your values?
What's the tiniest act of rebellion you're willing to take this week for your peace and joy?
July 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Tiny rebellions become collective resistance. We start by:

→ Telling the truth
→ Finding joy
→ Refusing to perform
→ Resting
→ Preparing
→ Building community
A collective rebellion. Tiny acts are part of collection resistance, through care, truth telling, finding joy in hard times, and refusal. Rest can be rebellion. Questioning can be rebellion. Preparation can be rebellion. Community can be rebellion. At the bottom, a doodle of a group of people joining hands
July 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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So what's the win then? It's about what you can live with, finding your people, and breaking systems down over time.
So what is the win? The win is living true to your values and principles, finding your people, and slowly breaking down systems. When people see you standing up for your values and principles, they know who you are. If you're willing to take a chance, maybe be disliked, you will find people who will help you rebel against those things more consistently. At the bottom, a doodle of a person helping another person up from the floor.
July 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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But the size of a tiny act of rebellion varies. What's more important is taking action and choosing the acts that make the most sense for you.
Tiny is subjective. Accompanied by a doodle of a person acting as a scale. Tiny acts of rebellion exist on a scale. They are the smallest unit of rebellion the is doable for you. The word unit is emphasized. A lot of people feel overwhelmed and so, they don't do anything. The phrase they don't do anything is emphasized. Followed by a line visualizing a spectrum from left to right. On this spectrum, from left to right, we have examples: taking a bathroom break, blocking your lunch hour, refusing to smile, showing emotions or discomfort in front of others, dressing to affirm your gender or cultural identity, refusing to manipulate users by design, quitting a job.
July 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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For it to be a rebellion, there must be a cost. That's how you know it's a rebellion. Those costs can be very real and very heavy.
Every rebellion comes at a cost. Accompanied by a scale weighing a doodle of a heart and a doodle of money. An easy way to tell if it's a rebellion is if the act costs you in some way. Being honest can cost you. So can resting or refusing to perform. Costs of rebellion can be: being labeled as difficult, being sidelined, loss of promotions, retaliation, seen as less intelligent, ostracized, even fired. Next to the text, a doodle of a person starting at a brick wall
July 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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They're all examples of tiny acts of rebellion
They're all tiny rebellions. They're rooted in principles or values. Tiny acts of rebellion help you make peace with yourself in the shitty systems we're forced to live in. At the bottom, a doodle of a person holding up a heart
July 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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What do these have in common...?
What do these have in common? accompanied by an image of a magnifying glass in a pair of hands. A list: saying no to a meeting, calling out racism, refusing to life, resting, advocating for an excluded colleague, asking a question, reading a banned book At the bottom, three speech bubbles act as a venn diagram, with the center where they all overlap filled in
July 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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What is a tiny act of rebellion?
What is a tiny act of rebellion? accompanied by a doodle of drop of water. Tiny acts of rebellion are political emotional embodied relational. They help us resist the pressure to conform or stay silent. At the bottom, a doodle of a fist in the air
July 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM