tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576366.post109226896984518382..comments2023-11-23T03:57:48.716-08:00Comments on lifestylism: Experience DesignerJeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293317607000363396noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576366.post-1092608214042266592004-08-15T15:16:00.000-07:002004-08-15T15:16:00.000-07:00Brian, I loved your connection between the power o...Brian, I loved your connection between the power of learning (especially through narrative) to help people shape their lives. That is the root of this lifestylism project -- my education/technology blog just didn't seem to encompass the biggest questions, and I was becoming more interested in the "whys" of learning, rather than the just the "whats" and "hows". <br /><br />Thanks so much for the Dax-Devlon Ross link. I read his account of his second day of school as a teacher...wonderful, sobering stuff. I'll dig into Whyte's stuff too, on your recommendation. Thanks again.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01293317607000363396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576366.post-1092607939632566042004-08-15T15:12:00.000-07:002004-08-15T15:12:00.000-07:00Esther, you're on fire! This is good, good stuff. ...Esther, you're on fire! This is good, good stuff. I appreciate your insight into corporate cultures that pretend to care about the well-being of the employee, but actually support overwork in every tangible way. <br /><br />I also love the Anti-Sabbatical concept. One thing I've been thinking about is that it requires a fair bit confidence to pull off properly, and ideally you've got some skills that are in demand so that you can get back into some decent paid work when you need to. That's a tough combination for most people, but a worthy goal. It ties in well with this lifestylism stuff.<br /><br />The darkside of the anti-sabbatical is that most temporary work sucks. Pay tends to be low and you never get a chance to "move up" if you don't stick around. As you know, my experience in my last job got me some significant perks (winters off to snowboard a lot), but that alone didn't make up for how much I hated the work.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01293317607000363396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576366.post-1092399351229295302004-08-13T05:15:00.000-07:002004-08-13T05:15:00.000-07:00Hi Jeremy,
Thanks for connecting via email with m...Hi Jeremy,<br /><br />Thanks for connecting via email with me and making such positive comments here. I am definitely going to spend time in your weblog - it looks fabulous. <br /><br />Your focus on "Creating the lives we want" is, for me, is at the core of what it means to learn. I've been using the word <I>narrative</I> (not sure that is the best choice - <I>storytelling</I> doesn't work for me - <I>myth</I> is probably the right word but it comes with a lot of misconceptions) throughout my own weblog to try and capture <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fcustom%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DISO-8859-1%26oe%3DISO-8859-1%26safe%3Dactive%26client%3Dpub-6095152882124236%26cof%3D%26domains%3Dwww.experiencedesignernetwork.com%26q%3Dnarrative%26btnG%3DGoogle%2BSearch%26sitesearch%3Dwww.experiencedesignernetwork.com">how people actively create the lives they desire</A>. More than just inspiring stories (and this is, of course, a good thing in itself), I believe they have the power to help each of us to reflect on our own lives and provide a foundation to take meaningful and action. <br /><br />Esther's comment, "Earning isn't living. One must make dollars to enable dreams, but it is not integral to one's being." resonates with me too. It made me recall <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.experiencedesignernetwork.com%2Farchives%2F000363.html">Lifestyle: David Whyte - Crossing the Unknown Sea - Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity</A>. The thoughts in this book and the immense power of David's expression are profound, inspiring - and they are also completely authentic and practical.<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.experiencedesignernetwork.com%2Farchives%2F000466.html">Dax-Devlon Ross</A> - obviously a very gifted writer, and his ability to reflect on his experiences with integrity and renew his direction in life is a primary example of resilience in learning. His narrative is powerful and brings us to the core of the struggle in living a life worth living, or what Joseph Campbells has described as life's "inevitable veil of tears." I have had the pleasure of some initial email exchanges with him.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />BrianExploring Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893250440558038990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576366.post-1092358638753867762004-08-12T17:57:00.000-07:002004-08-12T17:57:00.000-07:00This completely captures what I believe about the ...This completely captures what I believe about the choices that we make in life. I don't believe there is any support system in work or recreational life that encourages the pursuit of dreams. Employers like to come off as cheerleaders of this concept, yet the truth is if an employee is willing to work long hours, employers are happy to take it and begin to expect more of the same.<br /><br />This is also reminiscient of Douglas Coupland's "Generation X", where Anti-Sabbatical is defined: "A job taken with the sole intention of staying only for a limited period of time (often one year). The intention is usually to raise enough funds to partake in another, more personally meaningful activity such as watercolor sketching in Crete or designing computer knit sweaters in Hong Kong. Employers are rarely informed of intentions." This reminds us that many do the Anti-Sabbatical for years, rather than the intended short-term plan. Earning isn't living. One must make dollars to enable dreams, but it is not integral to one's being.tfoxfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928800521934784766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576366.post-1092418948936022004-08-13T10:42:00.000-07:002004-08-13T10:42:00.000-07:00A fabulous quote for this discussion:
"They alway...A fabulous quote for this discussion:<br /><br />"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." - Andy Warholtfoxfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928800521934784766noreply@blogger.com