About life
Life is really just getting to know yourself each day more than you did the other days and learning what parts of you had shown up consistent enough to define you and hoping that the part other people see and how they form their opinion is actually representative of who you’re becoming.
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A “Local Community” is defined, not just as a group living in proximity, but a group organized around a shared intergenerational ethic, built around shared livelihoods, cultural identities, languages, worldviews, institutions, governance systems, and ecological knowledge situated in place.
One Earth contributor • How can we rewild the Earth at scale?
Though it’s now possible to eliminate a large chunk of friction and obligations from our lives, that doesn't mean that doing so will help us thrive. As we move into this bizarre era of AI-assisted living, I’d argue that the quality and meaning of people’s lives will increasingly be determined by whether or not they realize that fact. Whether or not... See more
Does where you live matter?
productivity is 90% mood management. humans are atmospheric creatures. we need a playlist, a candle, a ritual, not systems.
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Ken Wilber's AQAL (All Quadrants, All Levels) Theory is a framework for understanding the relationship between the individual and the collective. It is based on the idea that all aspects of existence, including the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual, are interrelated and interconnected.
We will always ask, “Cool, now what?”
But it is far better to have the opportunity to grow our sense of meaning to match our means than to shrink it to the limits of limited means. Han and Baudrillard romanticize what was in reality a brutish past by failing to consider the individuals.
You could imagine a simple formula for total meaning.
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But it is far better to have the opportunity to grow our sense of meaning to match our means than to shrink it to the limits of limited means. Han and Baudrillard romanticize what was in reality a brutish past by failing to consider the individuals.
You could imagine a simple formula for total meaning.
Total... See more
Packy • Means and Meaning
A psychological theory from Susanne Cooke Greuter, there are 9 documented stages. Each level represents a more sophisticated way of making sense of the world.
“A Guide from Pain to Presence”, explores how human expression changes when it is a reaction to past loss, future fear, or present discomfort.