Drawing. I set myself the strict rule to be completely unambitious about my coloured pencil drawings. I do them only for myself, and the enjoyment while doing it is the main purpose. So sometimes I just draw some squiggles and then I fill them with colours, one layer over another. One drawing can take weeks, I do a bit every evening and it is so relaxing. Now with time they start looking really neat as a cool side effect, so I have been thinking about framing them.

Very good analysis, especially about purity and inaction. The thought palace is such a neat place, as soon as you get out there it gets messy. I so much enjoy the much needed change in narratives. They make something really powerful happen in real life, the first seedlings of change rising from the tiredness, with better focus on what matters.

no you can’t

First we need more info, for example: What activities do you enjoy? Would you rather have a job/career that pays for your hobbies, or a job/career that fulfills you? What would ‘normal’ or ‘high’ achievement look in your opinion?

Kids are curious, so I guess one could work with that. If they are permitted, they will ask a million questions to grown ups when nobody stops them, and can spend hours trying to figure something out.

I would like ‘school’ to be an environment where this can happen safely. Smaller kids might have a more traditional school where several adults supervise them, answer their questions and show them how to do stuff. The school grounds have a library and several different workshops or rooms for different activities. Of course older kids will go out (under supervision when they are younger, alone when they get older) and learn directly from professionals. Professionals might book regular teaching sessions (to avoid too many interruptions during work) as part of their job.

Showing instead of convincing. Everybody can talk, what counts is the tangible outcome.

It goes hand in hand with avoiding putting someone in the defensive. I find it hard sometimes, I usually make my opinion clear but try to change topic and remain open to talk about other stuff. That’s not great and I’d like to be more skillful in being silent.

I appreciate you taking the time to write this up.

I used to have some Bitcoin before I understood how it really worked. Got out because all the scammers before I understood how it really worked. Now as I get involved in community projects, and crypto stuff creeps up everywhere, I feel like I have to understand what’s going on in the background (the environmental issues, the pointlessness of it) to help others not fall for it.

Sounds like a place. I’m a neoluddite who earns her income online. Not bite the hand that feeds me? Sometimes I’m too feral for that.