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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
“If a tool you built could soon help improve itself, what would you want to know, and who would you trust to tell you, before letting it keep growing?”
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- Vintageodds...
When has working on yourself, whether through an app, a book, or a hard season, helped you love the people around you better, and when did it quietly pull you away from them?
Working on myself has taught me to judge less, understand more, and protect my peace. Growth has brought me closer to some people and farther from others.... - Tygersback1...
...which also governs the choices you make. Everything laid before us from the day of birth, is what we can't control. We observe it, then we make a CHOICE about what we believe.... - Daniel1948...
Sounds like you are smoking too much pot. You are at least recognizing there is a problem and reaching out for help. That is more than many. I agree with the post about gratitude. If you start each day writing down 10 things what you are grateful for and why.... - DrV...
A Passionate Intro?
A Passionate Intro? I guess. Hello all, Dr. V here. Side note- do you ever think about the many new websites and I guess gimmicks online are coming up with the topic let's get away from the old way and do it a new way and this way is more truthful than everything else?... - onHow do we construct a personal ethical framework that honors empathy, fairness, individual autonomy, and accountability without allowing one principle to consume the others?by
I think that at least part of the answer is continual inquiry and constant micro-adjustments
- johnpaul156...
If I read you right, you don't recognize/ understand many of the new things in this world since we were kids. I like your claim to authenticity, despite the risk of annoying/ offending others.... - Derek...
Welcome! I'm fairly new myself... got pushed an invite through Instagram. I've just been posting my art which is hardly what I would call good, but getting better.
- Sassiebrat67...
Action. You're leaving out the willingness to become motivated to ACT.
I try to stay present, stay calm and stay focused. For me, it's a full-time job.
- on3 years ago, aNDE changed the way I see the world and the people in it. I became less focused on what people think of me, and more focused on what u think of the people I surround myself with. I made a promise to myself...."When you have a choice, always choose kindness.....even to yourself." Now? I live that promise daily.byKarizzma...
I think the greatest advice I was ever given was that it was none of my business what people thought of me. if you think about it it makes sense. you are the only one that matters what you think about yourself not what others think.what others think is going to piss you off, hurt... I'm trying to understand several things. What is your definition of success?
- Paulleverich...
My Learning Edge
My learning edge isn't a particular subject. It's curiosity itself. I've learned that the moment I think I know enough is usually the moment I stop growing.... - nostalgicdog...
Why? Curious how this is useful? How does this not shift focus away from yourself, your responsibilities, your day. What positive return do you gain from the behavior?
The Open Question May 20: What are you actually optimizing your life for?
Hey y'all, This week: What are you actually optimizing your life for? (the frame of the question is already tough... I don't really want to instrumentalize life, nor "optimize" it, but i'd rather start conversing the get it perfect, which starts to say something of an answer for...