optimal conditions for starting the Final Run
Request: e.g. solitude, a place where one is undisturbed and will not budge from, …
By request
The Wild Robot (2024)
Request: I watched this movie tonight and thought it was so touching.
Positive Psychology
A reaction against past practices that tended to focus on mental illness and emphasized maladaptive behavior and negative thinking. It builds on the humanistic movement of Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers, which encourages an emphasis on happiness, well-being, and purpose -- wikipedia.
Tom Hanks
Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Hanks is ranked as the fifth-highest-grossing American film actor -- wikipedia.
koan
a succinct paradoxical statement or question used as a meditation discipline for novices, particularly in the [Zen] Rinzai sect -- britannica.
judging a partner's sexual past
Request: Some people impose stricter standards, looking down on those with a history of one-night stands or similar behaviors… Overall, is it integrous to consider a partner's past important?
Adi Shankara
In the 8th century, Shankara taught how moksha is attained in this life by recognizing the true identity of the individual self as Atman-Brahman, as mediated by the Great Sayings of the Upanishads, especially Tat Tvam Asi, "That you are" -- wikipedia.
Social network to share your lifestyle with the world.
trying to prove your worth
Calibrated as a behavior.
Mithra (deity)
Priority request. An ancient Iranian deity of covenants, light, oaths, justice, the Sun, contracts, and friendship… Mithra is also a judicial figure, an all-seeing protector of Truth (Asha), and the guardian of cattle, the harvest, and the Waters -- wikipedia.
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. "The book covers innovation, health, biology, medicine, life decisions, politics, foreign policy, urban planning, war, personal finance, and economic systems" -- goodreads.
selling AI-generated art
Priority request: … virtually anyone can generate "their own" art using free software. The issue is, AI can only copy from existing pieces, so it's … seen as somewhat disingenuous, given that it takes little to no effort on the part of the "artist".
"Everything is lawful for me, but not everything is expedient..."
"... everything is lawful for me, but everything does not edify" -- 1 Corinthians 10:23. Priority request.
alexithymia
"the inability to recognize or describe one's own emotions" -- Google dictionary / While the condition is not well-known, it's estimated that 1 in 10 people has it -- healthline.
spiritual processing
request: allowing the content to be "worked out" by the field.