2024-11-21

• Finished rereading (listening) [[Doughnut Economics]].
  • Still relevant and useful.
  • I should write up some takeaways. (Maybe use that rubric from the OU module?)

2024-11-20

• [[Substack]]
  • Don’t call it a Substack. - Anil Dash

2024-11-19

• [[causal loop diagram]]s.

• Looking at Lend Engine and MyTurn as software options for our [[library of things]].

2024-11-18

• [[wp cli]] is handy.

• In a [[causal loop diagram]], where do you put actions, things that happen? I guess it’s a flow. But, what causes the flow?

2024-11-17

• Reread Robin Sloan’s article on [[Stock and flow]].
  • As an analogy for garden and stream.
  • Not sure if it’s an analogy to [[stocks and flows]] specifically in systems thinking, or there’s a more generic economic concept.
  • Anyway - he makes a good point that it’s not good to be all stock, no flow.
  • He means it in the sense of, you should post to the stream a little bit, so people know what you’re up to.
  • I should consider that - I generally don’t post to social media streams, just to my journal here.
  • Which I like as it remains distraction free.
  • But it does reduce social interaction significantly.

2024-11-16

• [[Doughnut Economics]]
  • Some mentions of [[Libre software]], [[knowledge commons]], [[Cooperatives]] as parts of an economy that is distributive by design.

• Some [[social.coop]] fun on [[2024-11-15]] after work :)
• I heard of [[Mathilde Sanders]]

2024-11-14

• On Tuesday I went to a workshop on learning the basics of electrical repairs.

  • Was good to meet some other volunteers from the area.
    • The round of intros took up a lot of the session though…
  • Had a bit of an overview on useful tools and basic electronic components, wired a plug, and then started repairing broken items we had brought with us.
  • It’s a two parter. Next time we’ll look at using a [[multimeter]], [[PAT testing]], and the [[right to repair]].

• [[Doughnut Economics]] has a good overview of what a [[system]] is and why [[systems thinking]] of useful.

2024-11-13

• The [[Our Changing Climate]] video channel is good.
  • Watched: [[Why We Need Socialism]]
  • Watched: [[What Does a Solarpunk City Look Like?]]

2024-11-11

2024-11-09

• [[Doughnut Economics]]

  • The developer of the concept of [[GDP]], Simon Kuznets, didn’t think it was a good measure of national welfare.

• Microblurting with a mindmap.

  • [[my blurts]]
  • After trying a few different mindmap apps on Android, going with miMind for now.
  • Alas, hand-writing PlantUML mind map markup doesn’t cut it for current purposes.

• [[Doughnut Economics]]

  • The [[Holocene]] is an incredibly hospitable Earth and the favourable conditions would last for an unusually long time, were we humans not pushing the planet out of this period of stability.
  • We need to change the indicator for success from ever upwards and forwards growth to dynamically thriving in balance.

• Look for [[people]] to recognize their bridging of different domains. Offer them [[action]]. [[Show]] how they fit with [[tomorrow]]. collapsed:: true
  • [[Systems]] [[Engineer]] with [[Philosophy]] interests. collapsed:: true
    • "Let’s build systems that reflect deeper philosophical truths"
  • Dropout [[Physics]] PhD/[[Meditation]] Teacher collapsed:: true
    • Help create spaces where both rigorous thinking and deep [[presence]] can flourish
  • [[BJJ]] Instructor with Interest in [[Group]] Dynamics collapsed:: true
    • Apply what works on the mat to building [[strong]] communities
  • [[Community]] [[Organizer]] with Tech Background collapsed:: true
    • Build communities that can grow without losing their soul
  • [[Designer]] Interested in [[Social]] Systems collapsed:: true
    • Design spaces that [[nurture]] genuine human [[connection]]
  • Independent [[Researcher]]/[[Writer]] collapsed:: true
    • Turn your [[insights]] into living [[experiments]]
• [[Documentation]] is the first step to [[automation]].
• Palantir playbook: collapsed:: true
  • Only [[sell]] to companies that expect imminent [[death]].
  • Get [[buy]]-in from [[top]] and [[bottom]].
  • Use top and bottom to [[squeeze]] [[data]] out.
• What [[opportunities]] might be around [[stratospheric]] craft?
• Every [[time]] I [[feel]] [[annoyed]]/[[tired]] = [[opportunity]] collapsed:: true
  • [[Annoyed]] = [[repeating]] something
  • [[Tired]] = [[manual]] work
  • [[Stressed]] = [[dependency]] on me
  • [[Relief]] = [[automation]] working
  • [[Excitement]] = system [[adoption]]
  • [[Peace]] = [[leverage]] [[growing]]
  • When something is truly [[leveraged]], I [[feel]]: collapsed:: true
    • [[Shoulders]] relaxed
    • [[Breathing]] deeper
    • [[Stomach]] unclenched
    • Mind [[clear]] and chomping at the bit
  • From [[pride]] in being [[needed]] → [[satisfaction]] in not being needed
  • From [[shame]] about not doing the [[work]] → [[excitement]] about the [[work]] happening without me collapsed:: true
    • 1. Sit in [[silence]] with project in [[mind]]
      2. [[Notice]] [[physical]] response to [[questions]]:
      • If I went away for a month, would this keep working?
      • Is this [[solution]] teaching people to fish?
      • Am I the [[bottleneck]]?
      • Pay [[attention]] to:
        • [[Throat]] tightening ([[fear]] of letting go)
        • Chest expansion (pride in being needed)
        • Stomach dropping (knowing it’s not [[growing]] itself)
        • Shoulder [[tension]] (holding too much [[responsibility]])
          • Track which [[feels]] correlate with:
          • True [[leverage]] ([[flows]] without me)
          • False [[leverage]] (seems automated but isn’t)
• I admit I’m carrying too much [[responsibility]]. I’ve got to find [[waves]] to [[offload]] parts of it onto. Systems to help [[grow]].
• [[Skip]] patterns: collapsed:: true
  • OLD [[VALIDATION]]: "Are people asking for this?"
  • NEW [[VALIDATION]]: "Are people already trying to [[skip]] this entire [[process]]?"
  • Watch the [[space]] between.
  • What are people trying not to perceive?
  • What do they [[filter]] out of their [[perception]]?
  • What [[decisions]] would they prefer [[front]] [[loaded]]?
  • Where are they pre[[loading]] them to?
• [[Neck]] [[tension]] = too much [[process]] [[knowledge]]?
• Instead of: "Let me [[help]] you with that" collapsed:: true
  • Try: "What would make this easier next [[time]]?"

2024-11-08

• [[digital ecosocialism]]

• [[Doughnut Economics]]

  • I like the seven ways to think like a 21st century economist:
    • Change the Goal
    • See the Big Picture
    • Nurture Human Nature
    • Get Savvy with Systems
    • Design to Distribute
    • Create to Regenerate
    • Be Agnostic about Growth

2024-11-07

• Not sure how to process the US election 2024 results.
  • It feels pretty devastating. The short term and long term repercussions seem catastrophic.
  • Right now, avoiding all the news and analysis - too much to get lost in and I don’t have the headspace for it at the moment.
  • Finding ways to offer practical solidarity to threatened and affected groups in the US seems like the most productive action in the short term.

2024-11-05

• Wow - I am blown away by how fantastically useful [[org mode clock tables]] are.