WHY
Does everything
feel like an existential threat?
Things work when we are mindful of how functional parts relate as a whole.
The core of a functional approach is computation—evaluating the functions of all parts.
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Key traits:
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Uses immutability (functions can’t change once created).
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Relies on pure functions (same input always gives the same output).
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Emphasizes pathways. Scenarios are planned in advance. A situation is read, a response is calculated, and a function is selected to execute it.
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Unfortunately, we can never have enough certainty or control to guarantee that all functioning parts will continue working together as a whole.
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Emergence: When parts combine, they create new functions that do not exist in the individual parts.
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Nonlinearity: Small changes in the beginning can lead to massive, completely unexpected results later. This is called the butterfly effect.
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Complex Interactions: As the number of connections between parts grows, the total system becomes too difficult to calculate fully.
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Information Limits: We never have exact data on every single starting condition or outside force.
Examples
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Water Molecules: Knowing how a single H₂O molecule acts does not let you predict the exact shape of a splashing wave or ice crystals without seeing the whole system.
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The Brain: You can study a single neuron, but you cannot predict a specific human thought or memory just from that piece.
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Weather: We understand air and heat, but tracking every wind current to predict rain weeks away is impossible.
We need to be mindful of the relationships between the parts, so we can anticipate the small adjustments needed to keep parts working together as a whole.
The whole is not the sum
of its parts. It's the
relationship
between them.
Insight comes from the relationship of the whole, not from a reduction to the parts.
It's easy to get locked into thinking that the only way to improve is to add functionality and lose sight of how the parts relate as a whole.
Without the ability to anticipate, uncertainty feels like a threat to all function. This triggers the fight-or-flight responses outlined below, and we turn a moment of uncertainty into an existential threat.
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Fight-or-flight response: We try to control what is happening or escape from it. When someone isn’t functioning as we expect, we may see them as threatening our control, leading us to fight or withdraw.
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Catastrophizing: The mind repeatedly imagines worst-case scenarios and treats those thoughts as facts.
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Hypervigilance: We feel jumpy, struggle to concentrate, or constantly scan our surroundings for signs of danger.
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Exhaustion: Over-preparing, checking, and worrying drain our emotional and physical energy before anything happens.
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In the 21st century, being mindful of how individual parts work together as a whole is an essential life skill. Without it, we can’t anticipate the adjustments needed to keep everything working together.
We help you feel how all parts of the body connect as a whole. Add awareness of everything around you. Relax into an alert awareness of all the connections; feel the space and step into a dance, a contest of anticipation. And enjoy!
Everything is NOT an existential threat. Be mindful of how functioning parts relate as a whole.
A broad spectrum of 7 to 14 years old - @ St Albans
Wed 20 Mar
|Loreto College
A broad spectrum of 7 to 14 years old - who enjoy using the process of playing basketball to learn the skills of Wow
Time & Location
20 Mar 2024, 17:00 – 18:00
Loreto College, AL1 3RQ
Guests
About the event
A broad spectrum of 7 to 14 years old - who enjoy using the process of playing basketball to learn the skills of Wow
Parents are welcome to play. Click here to see our policies.
The entrance is on Upper Lattimore Road.
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