From fd0ef373b5879a32534cdd2f0ca2bfce41a239f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: aleidk Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:46:18 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] add knowledge hydrant --- notes/knoledge-hydrant.md | 86 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 83 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/notes/knoledge-hydrant.md b/notes/knoledge-hydrant.md index 0d8fb43..f47efb1 100644 --- a/notes/knoledge-hydrant.md +++ b/notes/knoledge-hydrant.md @@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ * [1.2 Pool of Insight](#12-pool-of-insight) * [1.3 SAFE PLACE](#13-safe-place) * [1.4 ENDURING ENERGY](#14-enduring-energy) + * [Frequent Meetings](#frequent-meetings) + * [Hour Meetings](#hour-meetings) + * [Short Breaks](#short-breaks) * [1.5 KINDRED COLLABORATORS](#15-kindred-collaborators) * [2. ATMOSPHERE](#2-atmosphere-1) * [2.1 COMMON GROUND](#21-common-ground) @@ -63,8 +66,8 @@ earliest core patterns and serve to re-enforce them**. ## Concepts -| Concept | Meaning | -|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| +| Concept | Meaning | +|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [Great] Literature | Piece of information in it's original form, un-destiled, no summarized, etc. | @@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ to be studied ([4.2 SEQUENTIAL STUDY](#42-sequential-study)), and compose an [4. ### 1.2 Pool of Insight > . . . once you've discovered your [KNOWLEDGE HYDRANT](#11-knowledge-hydrant), it can be overwhelming to drink from it. This pattern suggests how to make the study -of great literature easier and more rewarding. +> of great literature easier and more rewarding. **To obtain the fullest understanding of great literature--to penetrate its meaning – it is tremendously helpful to read and study a work on one's own @@ -192,10 +195,87 @@ MODERATOR](#32-motivated-moderator) and [PREPARED PARTICIPANTS](#34-prepared-par ### 1.3 SAFE PLACE +It is so important that a place of learning be a safe place. People need to feel +that they can experiment, or be wrong, for almost everyone becomes +uncomfortable if they fear that anything they say will be harshly criticized. +When places of learning have highly critical or judgmental natures, an +individual's ability to learn can easily be compromised. + +In dialogue, participants must be comfortable to ask questions, even illogical, +overly simple, or silly questions. **It is the group's task to handle such +questions in such a way that individuals aren't stifled, or embarrassed, but +encouraged to continue learning**. + +All participants within a dialogue need to help establish the safe place. +Usually, it is up to the [MOTIVATED MODERATOR](#32-motivated-moderator) to be especially +vigilant. With great diversity in a group-- people who are provocative or +reserved, skeptical or generous, newcomers or veterans --it is very easy for +study group sessions to become unsafe. + +Maintaining a safe place is easier if a group establishes customs. Such +customs can help participants and moderators know what to do when different +types of discord arise + +**Establish a warm, tolerant, polite and focused environment +in which individuals help each other and where everyone is +comfortable to ask questions and make mistakes.** + ### 1.4 ENDURING ENERGY +> It's fairly easy to start a study group. But keeping it going, +> so that members are active, dialogues are insightful, and the +> group is long-lived, is another matter altogether. + +A study group's energy initially comes from its founder. If the founder is +genuinely interested in creating a thriving, long-lasting [POOL OF INSIGHT](#12-pool-of-insight), +to improve himself and his community, the group will start life with a +powerful energy. But if the founder is merely interested in short-term gains, +or personal recognition, the group will be short-lived. + +#### Frequent Meetings + +It is difficult to maintain any sort of flow, or continuous energy, if a +group doesn't meet very often. When a group is studying a body of +knowledge, a month between meetings is usually far too long for people +to maintain focus and enthusiasm. Therefore, have the group meet +weekly or bi-weekly. **These frequent meetings will allow a group to +study effectively, and may lead some members to become [KINDRED +COLLABORATORS](#15-kindred-collaborators)**. + +#### Hour Meetings + +A one-hour meeting is typically not enough time for a group to have an +insightful dialogue on a piece of literature. But three hours is too much +time, since most participants can't actively engage in dialogue for that +long. Therefore, **limit dialogues to a maximum of 2 hours, and if energy +has waned significantly before that time, finish the meeting early**. + +#### Short Breaks + +At a certain time in a dialogue, a group's intensity, focus and +effectiveness will begin to diminish. If the group doesn't take a break at +this time, the quality of the dialogue may begin to deteriorate, and people +will become uncomfortable. Therefore, **allow for a short (ten or fifteen +minute) break in the middle of a study group session**, to let members +reflect, chat, use the restrooms, and prepare for the next half of the +dialogue. + +Equally important, is a group's meeting quarters, since the location and space +will play a huge role in sustaining a group's energy. People need to be excited +about attending a group. + +**Create study groups out of genuine enthusiasm to study a +subject in-depth. Meet weekly or bi-weekly for two hours, +and have a short break in the middle. Choose a meeting +location where people will enjoy passing time, and study only +those writings which are worthy of the group's attention.** + ### 1.5 KINDRED COLLABORATORS +Join or form a small group that meets regularly and studies ideas that are +important to you. As you get to know people, valuable, career-enhancing +collaborations will develop. + ## 2. ATMOSPHERE ### 2.1 COMMON GROUND