The #autonomy, #competence and #relatedness trifecta of #SelfDeterminationTheory is so helpful for #parenting. Here’s my write-up of an integral paper on the subject of motivation as a continuum, from none to intrinsic.

https://alexbilson.dev/plants/parenting/human-motivation-is-a-moving-continuum/#jump

Just for clarity, I will challenge normative values, including beauty. If someone replies they think a puffball is as ugly as shit, I"ll probably mute. A puffball evolved millions of years ago to spore by the gentle pressure of a falling raindrop or more recently the nudge of a deer hoof. Magnificence and beauty are not generally well represented in Western thought. #ecophilosophy #relatedness #process #aesthetics

Just for clarity, I will challenge normative values, including beauty. If someone replies they think a puffball is as ugly as shit, I"ll probably mute. A puffball evolved millions of years ago to spore by the gentle pressure of a falling raindrop or the nudge of a deer hoof. Magnificence is not generally well represented in Western thought. #ecophilosophy #relatedness #process #aesthetics

New to this. Want to engage with folks interested in #health #wellbeing #NatureConnections #OutdoorActivities #Growing #Greening #Kindness #Relatedness. Simpler living including #sewing #mending #making #sharing

The #evolution of #cooperation in still a major topic in behavioural #ecology. Here is a nice experimental and theoretical study in #meerkat showing that indiscriminate #altruism possibly evolved when kin discrimination is prone to error, mean #relatedness among social partners is high, and the relative benefits of helping are large. #Science #kinselection
📄 Duncan et al. (2019) American Naturalist http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/703113