i love using ecosystems and living things as a way to model human systems. i’ve done a lot of thinking in this lane as it relates to communications (initially taught by danielle coates-connor, then trained by css, and now exploring my own approach) so why should i not try to apply it to my own community?
Read more...as i put an increasing amount of thought into my upcoming annual retreat, i’m beginning to reflect on a key element of my system: my friends.
Read more...back in october, i was catching up with my friend, huma, and amidst our expansive conversation, she relayed something her uncle said and it stung (in a good way). paraphrasing, he (a punjabi man) said:
Read more...in several areas of my life, there are groups of people i’m in conversation with about the difference between interpersonal dynamics and system dynamics.
Read more...something else that stuck out to me in daniel kahneman’s episode of on being was his thinking and research about the experiencing self and the remembering self. some of it still doesn’t quite sit right with me, but i believe it.
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