Useless quote for 21 April:

" … the event does not determine how to respond to the event. That is a purely personal matter.

The way in which we respond will direct and influence the event more than the event itself."

~Virginia Satir, 1986

#UselessQuote #VirginiaSatir

"The problem is not the problem. The problem is the coping with the problem." #VirginiaSatir

"One option is a trap. Two options is a dilemma. Three options is a choice." #VirginiaSatir

@davenicolette @dhemery @nat I think #SatirModel is probably better than #VirginiaSatir, but still about as narrow.

@gdinwiddie @davenicolette @nat Hmmm. That’s kind of like finding a genre in between #LeoKottke and #Music. The guy is a one man genre.

Next category up from #VirginiaSatir is … what? #FamilyTherapy? #ConjointFamilyTherapy?

@gdinwiddie @davenicolette @nat Hmmm. That’s kind of like finding a genre in between #LeoKottke and #Music. The guy is a one man genre.

Next category up from #VirginiaSatir is … what? #FamilyTherapy? #ConjointFamilyTherapy?

@gdinwiddie @nat I’ve used #VirginiaSatir, but only in a list in my profile… a list that apparently does not appear when people view the profile.

I’ve had a little luck (probably more as more users arrive) noticing hashtags that others uses, and following them.

@gdinwiddie @nat I’ve used #VirginiaSatir, but only in a list in my profile… a list that apparently does not appear when people view the profile.

I’ve had a little luck (probably more as more users arrive) noticing hashtags that others uses, and following them.

Talking with @gdinwiddie about how we're still figuring out how to find folks who are interested in #VirginiaSatir and #systemsthinking on this platform reminded my best trick ever for finding other systems thinkers was to get myself on a #releaseengineering team.

I met lots of people that way at #pivotal who were into systems but didn't know yet that there was a word for it. The release teams attracted people who intuitively grasped that you couldn't optimize systems by optimizing parts.

@gdinwiddie Ohhhh yes I see the problem.

Yeah I also struggle with how to talk about that kind of... topic sphere. Much easier to find via broad searches.

#sociotechnical and #sociotechnical systems maybe? That won't pick up #VirginiaSatir fans specifically but the folks using those tags will be interested.

@nat @dhemery I'm having a hard time coming up with hashtags that speak to my broad interests and for which others are likely to search. It'll get better, but it's a puzzle now.

For example, #humanity doesn't seem heavily used. I'm probably the only one who has used #VirginiaSatir.

The 5 Freedoms by Virginia Satir

1. To see and hear what is here,
instead of what should be, was, or will be.

2. To say what one feels and thinks
instead of what one should.

3. To feel what one feels,
instead of what one ought.

4. To ask for what one wants,
instead of always waiting for permission.

5. To take risks on one’s own behalf,
instead of choosing to be only ‘secure’
and not rocking the boat.

#Satir #VirginiaSatir

Feeling a bit lost in a big place here on Mastodon. I'm wondering if there are people interested in the work of #VirginiaSatir.