Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Cat Hicks @grimalkina@mastodon.social

2/5/2026, 5:17:48 PM

Public

We've identified some of them in psychology:
- tie your identity more to actions that are flexible across domains instead of fixed categories ("I can solve x types of problems" instead of "I'm an x language developer")

Cat Hicks @grimalkina@mastodon.social

2/5/2026, 5:17:53 PM

Public

- seek community; in fact try to provide it for others & taking prosocial actions for others can actually help us to see possibilities for ourselves
- likewise, self-compassion can be increased by showing more compassion to others and seeing yourself in the same boat, and self-compassion helps us get out of threat and into real action

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