#projectdobetter — Public Fediverse posts

editing p. 217 of 4th draft of Passing To Freedom

Tightening up the chapter where we rescue little Tilly, despite the disruptions in my working environment. Hoping that all will have supportive community, and safe, smoke-free environments, in which to breathe, build, and help create new systems for all of humankind, possibly with a little help from the free Do Better man.

Review: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, by Stephen R. Covey

I still think often of these two phrases: “Start with the end in mind,” and though it may be a bit incongruous, “mind the gap.” The first comes from Covey’s second habit, which I always think of as the first, in spite of seeking to understand being the first, if memory serves correctly, and the second, of course, is from the Tube, in London. I thought that I had reviewed this book already, but for some odd reason, perhaps due to a gap in my own mind, I cannot find my review anywhere. I believe that I first read it back in 2002 or 2003, and I vividly recall how that read took me at least six months, astonishing the friend who had given me my copy as a gift, noting that that was the reason I was always seen with pen and paper in my hand (this friend was also my roommate). This book actually changed the way I think about quite a few things. I tried for quite a long time after reading the book to make myself in to a more principle-oriented, rather than people oriented person, before I understood that I first needed to acknowledge my own need for a self-defined set of principles, a bit like the self-defined work that is written about by Victor Frankl in his book Man’s Search for Meaning.

After reading this book and looking over my notes, the exercises, and talking to my friends, I then went back over my old personal journals, poetry, and some of my early story writing attempts, before I finally figured out what my personal life’s work is: Project Do Better. It has taken me over twenty years, now, but I am finally sure of that one thing, if nothing else, in my life, at least. I hope that this project will lead to some set of communities making plans for their long term desired outcomes, rather than the idea of #ProjectDoBetter merely becoming another way of bearing witness, as Toni Morrison spoke of, to what we could have done.

@HeavenlyPossum

All of your points are correct, and we are in the process of collapse, this is true, and individually, there may not be much you or I can do in terms of moving any needles all by ourselves, apart from refusing to be scammed, as you point out. But there are also things that could change this situation almost entirely if entire communities of us resolved to come together. That is why I listed four phases, of 15 or so years each, that communities could plan
#ProjectDoBetter

@sarahc yup. And the EPA's authority having been effectively gutted makes connecting work between various kinds of advocacy more important than ever, which is what Phase I of #ProjectDoBetter proposes doing in every state and District of the US.

@WisdomExplained I would suggest, not order, that communities around the world emulate the Swiss Federation, improve upon the EU concept Constitution, and begin to implement Project Do Better.

#ProjectDoBetter

@qurlyjoe @Ecthompsonmd

Hmm, that sounds possible to likely, sadly, which is why #ProjectDoBetter has such a focus on various types of education, both immediate term and longer term, starting in Phase I.

@msquebanh exactly why

#ProjectDoBetter

also emphasizes public interest investigation and also, of course, independent education, using open tools. (most tightly emphasized starting in Phase II...)

@noodlemaz hang on, who did my reply go to? There is some user with a uid that seems to be an emoticon who favorited the comment that you replied to? Bizarre... Anyway, I never meant to write fiction, it just came out, and ppl liked it way, annoyingly, more than my non-fiction, so what is wrong with my #ProjectDoBetter (nonfiction) writing?

@noodlemaz I'm almost starting to wish that I were not good at writing fiction, as my readers like it, but it does not seem to lead them to my *non-fiction* -which is the important stuff!!

grrr!!
Yes, story is also important, but only in as far as the framework, so how do I get them to pay attention to that framing non-fiction that I have written? Europeans love it, but thus far, no Americans seem to like it, and refuse to tell me why!

#ProjectDoBetter

Bonjour Marianne (est-ce que tu parles fr. ?) @noodlemaz

I'm here to complain, as a frustrated nonfic. writer: my followers keep pestering me to give them more of a serial hist.fic story I started accidentally, while waiting for feedback on Do Better drafts the year before last. Ok, I appreciate their appreciation, but why can they not understand that the nonfiction frame (#ProjectDoBetter) gives meaning to the fiction they want from me? Urgh!

Like kids: "tell us a story!!"

#writing

@auscandoc Fair enough, but I guess we all have some part that we can contribute, no? #ProjectDoBetter is my contribution, and I hope it helps some little bit.

https://shiradest.wordpress.com/2023/01/07/power-generation-at-home-and-libraries-the-common-good/

#library
#ProjectDoBetter
#pedalpower

@georgelakoff and this is what #ProjectDoBetter works to do.

Helping hands and sharing needed...

@SwiftOnSecurity Exactly! And this policy was built in via federal funding of lots of things 6 decades ago, but in a similar time or less, if we cooperate, we can Do Better;

#ProjectDoBetter proposes a plan...

@ftrain How about a 70 year plan proposal to build a less inequal world? #ProjectDoBetter has one, if you are interested.

S. Dest. Jones

#ProjectDoBetter works toward better #PublicTransportation, Public Health, Public continuing Education (especially consumer debt related education), and #PublicLibraries for all.

@rachelcoldicutt and long term #planning

#ProjectDoBetter proposes a plan intended to facilitate practical routes to change.

Hi, New here from Twitter (ShiraDest), hope to share my 70 yr proposal #ProjectDoBetter with community members & organizers. -Shira

The Free Manual For The Umbrella Project Is Here, Willing Hands Needed

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Click on the ShiraDest site menu above this post for pages linking to posts on other topics, related to this Project, but in a wide variety of ways, to read more, if you like:

Babylon 5, Hakan: Muhafiz/The Protector, Sihirli Annem, Lupin, or La Casa de Papel/Money Heist Reviews, via the main ShiraDest web page,

Holistic College Algebra & GED/High School Lesson Plans,

           or Long Range Nonfiction, or Historical Fiction Writing, also on the main site menu.

And,

Thoughtful Readers, please consider reading about #ProjectDoBetter.

Shira Destinie A. Jones, MPhil, MAT, BSCS

Shira

Shira Destinie Jones’ work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

#books #Community #cooperation #mypubs #ProjectDoBetter

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Click here to read, if you like:

B5, Hakan: Muhafiz/The Protector, Sihirli Annem, Lupin, or La Casa de Papel/Money Heist Reviews

Holistic College Algebra & GED/High School Lesson Plans,

           or Long Range Nonfiction, or Historical Fiction Writing

Thoughtful Readers, please consider reading about #ProjectDoBetter.

Shira Destinie A. Jones, MPhil, MAT, BSCS

Shira

Shira Destinie Jones’ work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

https://shiradest.wordpress.com/2022/07/27/the-writing-is-done-the-umbrella-project-has-begun/

#books #mypubs #mywritings #ProjectDoBetter #writing

    Project Do Better works  to create a society where every child is safe, and that is more fully inclusive for all of us. 

…

       Feedback and  Reviewers for this now finished and published book are still  needed on the community manual for Project Do Better. 

     Project Do Better presents a vision of a world in which we all work toward a full safety net, and a better tomorrow, for all of us. 

   I have a request to make:

   I believe that planning ahead is a good idea, so:

  We need, still,  a  central portal set up for the project.

Oh, and a logo, please, although a friend of a friend may be working on this, not verified yet.

   The sections, of the Do Better book were posted every Wondering Wednesday,  seek  to build up a Community of Interest around this vision to both share the idea, and eventually also help to share the work, as this project will obviously be inter-generational. I’ve tried to explain the entire idea in the post for the Preface to this book, which several readers found helpful in clarifying my idea.  I am  seeking other Willing Workers On Our Future, hopefully younger than I am, who wish to take up the baton.

So, any sort of way that anyone would like to participate is great, from

1. simply liking and commenting on these posts, to

2. re-posting or otherwise sharing any Project Do Better posts,  to

3. posting your own publications on The Educational Round Robin blog, if you wish, and I can give you publishing authority to do this, as I’ve already given others, to

4. actively collaborating on  the project detailed in the book, or even just reviewing the manual in places like Librivox, or even on The Archive, as there are many areas to subdivide, between now and the next 60 years, and many hands will be needed.

   So, in terms of what you can do, there are as many ways to contribute to this work as there are individuals with their own callings to read and share, to write, to draw, to teach, to build, etc! 

   In terms of being a part of what works to make the world a more just place, certainly there are many ways. What is essential to hold on to is the idea that there is more than just the one song, strike, campaign, movement, or even decade: each action that we take must be tied to a larger picture, so that that movement will keep generating progress for the whole, and to remember that there is always a next step to take.

Action Prompts:

1.) Share  your thoughts on how this project  could be improved, in the comments, here, please.  Consider sharing some ideas you may have on how our society can solve homelessness and child abuse, starting right now.

2.) Share your thoughts on how we can build empathy in our society today

3.) Write a story, post or tweet that uses those thoughts.

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Click on the ShiraDest site menu above this post to read more, if you like:

Science Fiction/Fantasy Shows,  Lupin, or Money Heist, 

or,

Holistic High School Lesson plans,

           or 

Long Range Nonfiction, or Historical Fiction.

And also,

Thoughtful Readers, if you are able, please consider following   #ProjectDoBetter.

Shira

Shira Destinie Jones’ work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

https://shiradest.wordpress.com/2021/09/24/a-call-for-helping-hands/

#4Freedoms #books #MyMission #mywritings #ProjectDoBetter #volunteer #writing