a rough model for creating +ve change in a complex and uncertain environment: 1. observe gather information and find patterns without judgment or knee-jerk emotional reactions. encompasses both self and other. like mindfulness, we are simply taking the world in as it is.
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Replying to @cosimia_
Popper had something to say on this. Essentially: don't begin with observations. Begin instead with a problem you have. Then guess a solution. THEN observe. If your observation doesn't fit your guess, guess again. After some iteration you'll have a solution & your +ve change.
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Hm. I sort of get what you’re saying, and that’s why I’ve made it cycle around. But how are we to know that we have a problem in the first place without observing it and catagorising it as a problem based on the fact that is it misaligned with our values?
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Correct. It’s a cycle. In an unproblematic phase one just acts according to their best theory. So really, *that* comes first. You’re absolutely correct: you must observe a problem. But how do you know what to observe? That takes a theory of what to observe. That’s a problem too!
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Replying to @ToKTeacher
Ahh okay makes a lot more sense now. Thanks for your input
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PS: The way this is sometimes put is “observations are theory laden” which means: you need a theory that explains what to observe and how. That can be a problem. The central point here is: beginning with “observe” isn’t possible. From BoI:pic.twitter.com/SuEV3xs7PJ
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Makes a world of sense! Time to adjust my model 
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