add knowledge hydrant

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