alecodes/void
2
0
Fork 0
Code Issues 9 Pull requests Projects Releases Packages Wiki Activity Actions

add knowledge hydrant

Browse source
This commit is contained in:
Alexander Navarro 2025-04-23 16:46:18 -04:00
parent 14cffc9958
commit fd0ef373b5
1 changed files with 83 additions and 3 deletions
Download patch file Download diff file Expand all files Collapse all files

86
notes/knoledge-hydrant.md
View file

@ -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