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By The Way: Clearing house for footnotes. Collected comments from the road. Making sense of issues that matter.

Oh I Get It But Actually Not • Your Illusion of Knowing (BTW001) ▸

Oh I Get It But Actually Not • Your Illusion of Knowing (BTW001)
  • ⊂ talks ⊆ by-the-waycreated 2025-12-03updated 2025-12-03 words 609 02:58 min
  • Some people really seem to get it. When you follow up, it turns out they get very little. Some have a neat mental construct of an idea. Others have strong emotional resonance about the thing in itself. That's not "getting it". When you see it, touch it, directly experience it, witness what it is. Only then you get it. Read more...

What Matters Over Needs · Clarity & Cognitive Distortion (BTW002) ▸

What Matters Over Needs · Clarity & Cognitive Distortion (BTW002)
  • ⊂ talks ⊆ by-the-waycreated 2025-12-05updated 2025-12-05 words 545 03:00 min
  • So many things that matter. Our hierarchy of needs. What seems to be missing, that's what matters. Physical, emotional, intellectual, identity building needs. But are you actually seeing your real needs — or pursuing unrooted ideas? What matters more than the call of your needs is clarity. Freedom from cognitive distortion. Read more...

Coherence In Our Lifetime • Reality or Utopian Hopes? (BTW003) ▸

Coherence In Our Lifetime • Reality or Utopian Hopes? (BTW003)
  • ⊂ talks ⊆ by-the-waycreated 2025-12-06updated 2025-12-09 words 502 03:00 min
  • Coherence sounds like a cool thing. What are we talking about? And is it something we can attain? We look into the meaning of coherence. Things holding together as a tidy whole. A well-rounded system of insight and engagement. Into coherence. Individual coherence. Is that a realistic quest? Coherence as a collective. What are the prospects for our civilization? Read more...

Convergence & Commonality • Turning the World Together (BTW004) ▸

Convergence & Commonality • Turning the World Together (BTW004)
  • ⊂ talks ⊆ by-the-waycreated 2025-12-07updated 2025-12-12 words 563 03:00 min
  • Whatever is convergence? When things or people are drawn together, adapting into and turning as a whole, we enter the churn of convergence. When we're pulled by the gravity of our shared concerns, we converge for collective resolutions. Is this a realistic prospect in the world of our times? Even internally — in our own worlds of awareness? Read more...