Suggestions for more forums
Yes, I can do the ERE Journal thing in "Goals & Plans".
I personally think ERE Journals could be valuable and frequent enough to eventually warrant its own section, but I'm content to wait to see if this happens organically. I do understand and appreciate the desire to minimize the number of subforums.
I personally think ERE Journals could be valuable and frequent enough to eventually warrant its own section, but I'm content to wait to see if this happens organically. I do understand and appreciate the desire to minimize the number of subforums.
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The off-grid threads under Housing are really touching on what I would consider Energy Questions. Do you think it deserves its own forum / top-level topic? I imagine that some Transportation Questions could also share topically with Energy Questions. On the other hand, perhaps it's better to keep energy matters cross-cutting and mentioned within current forum titles, as-is? I'm vacillating on this, but think that Energy is an important enough topic stand-alone to at least get others opinions on the forum structure in this regard.
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Everything derives from energy (including food --- maybe there should be a food forum; it's currently in the DIY section). I'd prefer to keep it cross-cutting.
The abstraction level is done at the "use" level rather than at the "source" level. For ERE I find it useful to consider the "verb"-level rather than the "noun"-level. This separates the "doing"-way of thinking from the "product/owning"-way of thinking.
The abstraction level is done at the "use" level rather than at the "source" level. For ERE I find it useful to consider the "verb"-level rather than the "noun"-level. This separates the "doing"-way of thinking from the "product/owning"-way of thinking.
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I like the verb vs. noun distinction as an analytical approach. Instead of thinking "I need X (object)," e.g. bread machine; thinking "I want to do X (action)", e.g. bake bread, leads to broader range of solutions, some of which won't require spending money.
As a meditation on simplifying my life, I broke my day into all the activities from rising in the morning to retiring in the evening. Then, I considered the absolute minimum requirements to achieve each of those activities on a sustained basis. It was a clear, direct way to grasp how little we actually need to live an abundant life.
I like the verb vs. noun distinction as an analytical approach. Instead of thinking "I need X (object)," e.g. bread machine; thinking "I want to do X (action)", e.g. bake bread, leads to broader range of solutions, some of which won't require spending money.
As a meditation on simplifying my life, I broke my day into all the activities from rising in the morning to retiring in the evening. Then, I considered the absolute minimum requirements to achieve each of those activities on a sustained basis. It was a clear, direct way to grasp how little we actually need to live an abundant life.