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Intelligence >

“Adulting” can be thought of something like the young following instructions until they actually become an adult. The idea is that being an adult is more than just age. Adulting a statement of wanting to be a proper adult.

This is a huge and complex topic, but the interest I have is to whittle it down into manageable pieces which can at least be roughly explained. It’s likely this will be a zombie project for as long as I’m alive. .. maybe longer. :)

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Well-being / Health > Mental health, Relaxation >

(on Wikipedia)

  1. A conscious act of will.

    • An inward version is to pursue awareness, mindfulness or the like.
    • An outward / practical version is to focus one’s thoughts on something — to reflect on or ponder over. This is the receiving end of point 3, below.
  2. Clearing one’s thoughts.

  3. “A Meditation” is a discourse intended to express its author’s reflections or to guide others in contemplation.

    • This is the “sending” end of point 1b.
      — Variously described: “Consider this deeply”, “Selah“, etc.

The first two are components of Enlightenment and often lead to the experience of an Epiphany. Some version is an instinctive aspect of genius, often seen in sharpening the saw.

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This often has to do with literal intelligence (learning, memory), philosophy, scepticism, self-improvement or independence, and includes issues of culture jamming or corporate jamming.

NOTE – this is not a particularly serious project, and things get dumped here before being split off into more focused topics.

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(Well-being) Writing + Faith > The Way >

In a sense, this is The Way, of/with writing.

This, while it may seem to overlap on a number of other pages, is devoted to the concept of good advice. Be it satirical or serious, the writing in this section is intended to stir the spirit.

Write as if you are dying. — Annie Dillard

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