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1st principle of mutuality: dignity. Dignity is at

1st principle of mutuality: dignity. Dignity is at the core of universal human rights. In Kant’s reckoning, there are two types of value: price and dignity. Humans inherently have dignity. We must respect it in others and defend it at all costs. Our wellbeing depends on it.

INTENT 365 week 15 round-up of wellbeing tips, all

INTENT 365 week 15 round-up of wellbeing tips, all about the #commons. A commons includes tangible & intangible resources plus relationships that create, maintain, and share it. Here's how to make the most of it for our collective #wellbeing. http://ow.ly/RvXI50EfX2Y

#Commons Day 8: #SharingEconomy allows practical s

#Commons Day 8: #SharingEconomy allows practical support & promotes positive relationships. Yet is this really sharing? @gorenflo of @Shareable distinguishes transactional from transformational sharing, which @postgrowth says adds a power shift. That's true communal #wellbeing.

#Commons Day 7: The #SharingEconomy facilitates sh

#Commons Day 7: The #SharingEconomy facilitates sharing resources among individuals who lack a ready social network to share with. There are platforms for sharing houses 🏠, cars 🚗, skills. Peer-to-peer industries lack the spirit of the commons, but they are still useful.

#Commons Day 6: You don't have to formally incorpo

#Commons Day 6: You don't have to formally incorporate to reap the benefits of a cooperative. You just need a group of people with a common goal and the will to make it happen. With risks & gains shared equally among all members, it's total win for communal #wellbeing 🌎💚

#Commons Day 5: In the US, there are 42,000 cooper

#Commons Day 5: In the US, there are 42,000 cooperative businesses worth nearly $3 trillion. Co-ops build strong social support networks for their members, allowing smaller investment burden, large purchases as a group, collective bargaining power & pooled risk. Shop @ co-ops 😁

#Commons Day 4: Think about what shared resource m

#Commons Day 4: Think about what shared resource makes a community special - there you’ll find the commons & the motivation to care for it. If we don't all "do our part," we won't be able to enjoy it. This means maintenance + protecting it from threats like climate change. 💙🌎

#Commons Day 3: We typically associate commons wit

#Commons Day 3: We typically associate commons with physical resources & livelihoods, but what about common identity? It comes from shared beliefs, customs, & practices (culture) + what Emile Durkheim called "collective effervescence" - moments of communal joy & pain. #wellbeing

#Commons Day 2: Forget "tragedy of the commons."

#Commons Day 2: Forget "tragedy of the commons." Elinor Ostrom (1st woman to win Econ Nobel Prize) showed that people can in fact collectively manage shared resources sustainably & equitably for the good of the group. How? Organize locally. That's good news for 👬 & 🌎.

Day 1 of #commons: a community's shared physical r

Day 1 of #commons: a community's shared physical resources + intangibles (knowledge, tech, laws, skills, customs, beliefs) that sustain livelihoods. Contributing to the commons serves community needs & reinforces identity. Relationships that create, maintain & share it are key🔑.

Week 14 round-up of #wellbeing tips: These 10 tips

Week 14 round-up of #wellbeing tips: These 10 tips show how to ensure that social support contributes to wellbeing through mutuality, reciprocity, and gratitude 🙏. http://ow.ly/QwdO50EfrVT

Everyone likes to be appreciated - so write thank

Everyone likes to be appreciated - so write thank you 🙏notes & send them! It strengthens social bonds & helps keep up the motivation to continue support. Even better: hand delivering it results in the biggest boost in #wellbeing, with benefits lasting a month 😁.

Being thankful 🙏 for social support further boo

Being thankful 🙏 for social support further boosts #wellbeing. A recent study found that gratitude letters used fewer negative emotion words & more “we” words. Only 23% of the participants sent their letters but still felt benefits. So keep a journal 📕& be appreciative daily.

When I saw Amanda Palmer’s TED Talk on the Art o

When I saw Amanda Palmer’s TED Talk on the Art of Asking, I was moved. She talked about being a street performer: an all-white living statue who offered a flower + intense eye contact. When you ask 🙏, you offer opportunity for connection where giving & receiving meet. #wellbeing

When big life events happen, caring, organized fri

When big life events happen, caring, organized friends may set up a system for support & invite others to contribute. Using Meal Train, you can sign up to bring dinner 🌮to a family with a new baby 👶. We felt truly cared for and happy to take a meal to others later! #wellbeing

The tricky part of giving support is that people r

The tricky part of giving support is that people rarely ask for it. So we have to take the initiative: tune in 📻to what others need, then offer it. These are not “random acts of kindness” but purposeful ones that lay the groundwork for a circle ⭕of support & #wellbeing.

Reciprocity has to start somewhere, so why not be

Reciprocity has to start somewhere, so why not be the first to give? No gift 🎁 is too small: a holiday card, the proverbial cup of sugar, garden surplus, hand-me-downs. Nice to have mutual practical, social & emotional benefits 💙. A #wellbeing win for all!

More on reciprocity: it's vital for social support

More on reciprocity: it's vital for social support in communities of unrelated 👬with weak emotional ties. Stanford psych says for social support to work, givers must be emotionally invested. Not true! We give thru our social contract & trust what goes around comes around ⭕.

As anthropologist, I ♥️ reciprocity. Psych res

As anthropologist, I ♥️ reciprocity. Psych research on social support is limited to benefits for health & resiliency, but anthropologists explain how reciprocity works to build/maintain social bonds that lead to support. #Wellbeing can be as easy as exchanging small gifts 🎁 😁

Resiliency research shows that social support 🤝

Resiliency research shows that social support 🤝in all its forms—practical, emotional, support with how we think about things—all help us face challenges and recover #wellbeing. To bounce back, we have to recognize when we need support, seek it, & accept it 🙏.

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1st principle of mutuality: dignity. Dignity is at the core of universal human rights. In Kant’s reckoning, there are two types of value: price and dignity. Humans inherently have dignity. We must respect it in others and defend it at all costs. Our wellbeing depends on it.

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INTENT 365 week 15 round-up of wellbeing tips, all about the #commons. A commons includes tangible & intangible resources plus relationships that create, maintain, and share it. Here's how to make the most of it for our collective #wellbeing. http://ow.ly/EdLF50EfX30

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#Commons Day 8: #SharingEconomy allows practical support & promotes positive relationships. Yet is this really sharing? @gorenflo of @Shareable distinguishes transactional from transformational sharing, which @postgrowth says adds a power shift. That's true communal #wellbeing.

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#Commons Day 6: You don't have to formally incorporate to reap the benefits of a cooperative. You just need a group of people with a common goal and the will to make it happen. With risks & gains shared equally among all members, it's total win for communal #wellbeing 🌎💚

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