This is the second among the Five areas of my life work.
Living is the most important category of action. The purpose of living is to apply clear understanding to take the right and most compassionate action in every day life.
Although I don’t consider myself a researcher and I like to communicate my thoughts through artistic personal narratives, it can be useful to see my work as a form of research. Specifically, it is a use-inspired basic research. This is because, I seek a fundamental understanding of nature so that I could solve practical and immediate problems. Since intentional living, and life is a project, My immediate problems involve deciding what actions to take.
Because my research is use-inspired basic research, I need to design testable prototypes using the knowledge and insights I learn and produce. In my work, these prototypes will be in the form of practices, methods, and systems, which I apply in my own life. The prototypes are personal so they can only be used by individuals (i.e., does not consider organizational or societal application).
Here are Some life prototypes.
And if there’s anyone I should practice it with, it is my partner.
Question
- What is my strong context of use? (Living)
I am happier when I am in this contemplative state when i am mindful of my surroundings. I need to create a system of life and creative work that both nourishes this and uses it as the very foundation of the work
Here are the most important habits for well-being
- Nutrition
- Exercise
- Sleep
- Time affluence
- Gratefulness
- Kindness
- Meditation
- Connecting
- Savoring