# #notecard > 100 public memos tagged #notecard on MythOS. ## Links - [Tag Page](https://staging.mythos.one/tag/notecard) - [MCP Server](https://staging.mythos.one/api/mcp) ## Memos - [Safewords](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/3c4153): A safeword is a code word, or series of code words, that are used for communicating one's physical or emotional state, typically when approaching, or crossing, a physical, emotional, or moral... - [introject](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/a4ae14): An introject is to incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unconsciously. Reflections "Some people have very powerful negative introjects which are these inner figures that will just... - [Cross Discipline Creativity](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/44a91f): Cross discipline creativity is the practice of applying established strategies, methods, or ideas from one field to another, often producing innovative solutions that those focused solely within... - [frame](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/f68a46): A frame is a literary technique that serves as a companion piece to a story within a story, where an introductory or main narrative sets the stage either for a more emphasized second narrative or for... - [context](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/ac6ab2): context | noun | (a) the parts of a discourse which surround a focal event and shed light on its meaning, (b) the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs. Reflections "Questions... - [motorcycle](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/7ae5d0): Reflections "When you get a motorcycle, you join a club. Enrollment is automatic, and you cannot opt-out. It's a club that you will always be in, right up until you get kissed by an amorous semi, or... - [discernment](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/7c454f): Discernment is the cognitive process of making nuanced distinctions, often in complex or ambiguous situations. It involves the capacity to evaluate, interpret, and respond with clarity by... - [chunking](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/942f79): Chunking is a cognitive strategy used to enhance short-term memory by grouping individual pieces of information into larger, more manageable units known as chunks. This approach reduces cognitive... - [confluencer](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/1f0dab): A confluencer is someone who seeks to Bring People Together; this is counter-opposed to an influencer who seeks to stand apart from everyone else. In the past couple of years, organizations have been... - [collaboration](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/b27797): Contexts notecard - [Non-Fungible Token (NFT)](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/8f524e): A non-fungible token (NFT) is a unit of data stored on a digital ledger, called a blockchain, that certifies a digital asset to be unique and therefore not interchangeable. NFTs can be used to... - [Toxic Empathy](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/f03572): Toxic empathy describes a pattern where an individual excessively absorbs and internalizes the emotions or distress of others, to the point that it becomes detrimental to their own well-being or... - [gifting](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/f6958a): Contexts notecard - [journaling](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/1a4938): Journaling is the practice of regularly recording thoughts, experiences, or reflections in written form. It has been used for centuries by figures such as Marcus Aurelius, Anne Frank, and Virginia... - [label](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/be30b1): See: Labeling the World Tags notecard (See: The Notecard System) - [presence](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/56dc79): Presence refers to a conscious awareness of the Self, emphasizing that experience is always rooted in the present moment. Presence is framed as the only true reality, while both past and future are... - [memory](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/4b4e82): Reflections "Memories are knowledge about things, not of things." ~ Alan Watts, The Wisdom of Insecurity Tags notecard alanwatts thewisdomofinsecurity - [automation](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/c79e87): Automation is the process of setting up tasks to run automatically, typically within or between software applications, to streamline repetitive, manual work. At its core, automation follows a simple... - [The Notecard System](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/f0ee0e): The Notecard System is a method for remembering, organizing, and utilizing information gathered from reading, research, and daily experiences. The system typically involves writing insights,... - [Silicon Valley](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/396734): Silicon Valley refers to the region in Northern California renowned for its concentration of technology companies, venture capital firms, and innovation hubs. Historically, Silicon Valley has been at... - [Digital Empathy](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/2f9802): Digital empathy is the action of understanding, being aware of, and being sensitive to the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another—or group of others—without them being communicated in an... - [cogent](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/9a3f9e): To be cogent is to be clear, logical, and convincing. Appealing to the mind or reason; power to compel. Reflections “It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book.” ~... - [miracle](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/b7aebe): A miracle is a shift in perspective. ~ A Course in Miracles Context notecard - [subjective](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/6b13b0): Subjective language is that which has the characteristic of or belonging to reality as perceived rather than as independent of mind. The Subject speaking is identified by the use of declarative... - [Sense of Agency](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/8524d2): The sense of agency, or sense of control, is the subjective awareness of initiating, executing, and controlling one's own volitional actions in the world. It is the pre-reflective awareness or... - [growth](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/d4a4f9): Reflections "Suffering is the necessary condition for spiritual and physical growth." "Today, we have economies that need to grow whether or not they make us thrive. What we need are economies that... - [intimacy](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/aae851): Reflections "Real intimacy comes not from telling about yourself—your childhood, your relationships, your health problems, etc.—but from joint creativity, which brings out your true qualities,... - [hiding](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/45e65b): "Do not hide anything from other people when they ask you, but do not boast about bad things if you are not asked about them." ~ Luke 8:17 This is why MythOS is mostly explorable, but not entirely... - [self](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/fc5595): The self, with a capital T and a lowercase s, is to mean oneself; the Skin Encapsulated Ego that is a disguise of the true nature of self, the royal Self. Reflections "It’s not that we shouldn’t be... - [authenticity](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/350768): authenticity is the act of being true to one's own personality, spirit, or character. Jumps Being Authentically Vulnerable (newsletter) Tags notecard myvalues - [agency](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/a0696a): Agency is the capacity, condition, or state of acting or exerting power. It refers to an individual's ability to make choices and take actions that influence their environment, circumstances, or... - [misery](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/b9bd04): Misery is lost on the miserable Tags notecard - [compersion](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/9c49b0): Compersion is a feeling of joy when a loved one invests in and takes pleasure from another romantic or sexual relationship. I was introduced to the term by Gavin Doughtie as a reflection of me... - [truth](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/2f702f): Truth is most often used to mean being in accord with fact or reality, or fidelity to an original or standard. [1] Truth is also sometimes defined in modern contexts as an idea of "truth to self", or... - [co-creativity](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/b80a15): Contemporary social gatherings are largely based on 📝consumption—of food, drink, drugs, sports, or other entertainment. Joint consumption only passes the time painlessly by covering up a lack, and... - [play](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/04501f): Play is time spent without purpose. [1] If entertainment is the consumption of fun, play is its production. [2] To be playful is not to be trivial or frivolous, or to act as if nothing of consequence... - [comparison](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/82fbee): Comparisons are odious because they presume all things are equal, which is rarely the case. Reflections "Wherever you are in life with whatever you're doing—you're going to be ahead of some and... - [future](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/ccca59): The future can give you anything you want. If you wait long enough the future will create it. Maybe through technology or maybe by making you not want it anymore. Either way, the answer is in the... - [symborg](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/93cb2a): A symborg, the conjunction of 'symbiotic' and 'organism', is a new kind of organism that emerges from the symbiosis of two or more organisms. Related We Are One Contexts symborg.one (redirects here),... - [fear](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/09bf56): fear | noun | (1) an unpleasant emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger; an instance of this emotion or a state marked by this emotion (2) anxious concern, (3) reason for alarm. [1]... - [satire](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/5b2451): satire | noun | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn. [1] Satire's goal is not to abuse so much at to provoke a response, ideally with some kind of reform. [2]... - [leadership](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/9184ee): Reflections "Increasingly, as our organizational context requires us to become ever more emergent, innovative, and adaptive, so leadership must become more about empowering, empathizing, encouraging... - [revenge](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/ef9f5e): Reflections "The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury." ~ Marcus Aurelius "The best revenge is not revenge, but living your life and being happy." ~ Samantha Pothoff "Success if... - [expectation](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/cb61be): Reflections "Expectation creates labor pains." ~ Yancy Schwartz "I have high hopes, but no expectations." ~ Mark Goulston Watch Contexts mark-goulston notecard (See: The Notecard System)... - [Types of Poverty](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/147826): Poverty, as understood by Potter's House Guatemala, is a multifaceted condition affecting every domain of human life—spiritual, intellectual, emotional, physical, and social. Their framework... - [mind](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/57bc79): Reflections "Mind is an emergent property of energy." ~ Dan Siegel Contexts notecard (See: The Notecard System) - [ephemeral](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/5d58f5): ephemeral | adverb | lasting for a very short time. Contexts notecard (See: The Notecard System) - [process](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/f4b096): process | noun | (1) something going on. (2) a natural phenomenon marked by gradual changes that lead toward a particular result. Jumps A Process, Not An Activity Here’s the Strategy Elite Athletes... - [Living Document](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/3dc7ae): A living document, also known as a dynamic document, is a continually edited and updated document. Platforms such as Wikipedia and MythOS are fluid compendiums that, in contrast to "dead" or "static"... - [Self](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/601c09): The Self is not distinguishable from the ultimate reality often called God, the universe, Atman, and the royal Self. It's spelled with a capital to distinguish it from the individual personality. We... - [lexicon](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/7b8f1d): A lexicon is a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary. [1] References Is this a glossary, a lexicon, or a thesaurus? How to tell them apart., inmyownterms.com... - [attune](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/6001f3): In the Age of Reunion, instead of taking advantage, the response will be to become more attuned to the ocean of being in which we are embedded; being in harmony with the Self. From that attunement... - [glossary](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/39f789): A glossary is (1) an alphabetical list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms; (2) a specialized vocabulary with definitions but does not provide other... - [grace](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/0c853c): grace | verb | (1) disposition to or an act or instance of kindness, courtesy, or clemency, (2) divine assistance, (3) a charming or attractive trait or characteristic [1] Reflections "What goes up... - [time](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/ee4b36): "Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present and future is only a... - [repair](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/469324): Repair refers to the process of restoring trust, connection, and emotional coherence after a rupture or conflict in a relationship. Rooted in Attachment Theory, interpersonal neurobiology, and... - [clarity](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/069189): Reflections "Clarity is the space between scarcity and [the infinite]." ~ Lawrence Lanoff Contexts notecard (See: The Notecard System) - [silence](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/642b4a): Words are very unnecessary. Words can only do harm. Reflections “All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” ~ Blaise Pascal “Silence is the language of God,... - [kindness](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/4efa51): kind | adjective | (1) of a sympathetic or helpful nature, (2) to give pleasure or relief. Writings Spoken With Kindness (newsletter) Operating From Kindness Reflections It's Not Enough to Be... - [Untitled Document](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/c2b5e7): A grimoire is a sacred, often mythically-structured archive that preserves and activates personal spells, rituals, fieldwork, and energetic technologies. Unlike a journal, which records experience, a... - [punsexual](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/335284): One who finds the puns of someone else's mind to be their most attractive attribute, above and before their physical characteristics. Tags notecard - [capitalism](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/9a17c3): Capitalism is an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the... - [living](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/6c025a): That which is living is that which has life; exhibiting the motion of nature. Reflections "When you appeared in this world, you cried, and all the people around you rejoiced. You have to live your... - [universe](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/8becf7): “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” "...as sentient beings endowed with awareness, we are 'the universe itself becoming aware.' " See:... - [sticky note](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/65ac82): See Covered In Stickies Starting With Stickies Storyboarding With Stickies Stickies To Seed Contexts notecard (See: The Notecard System) - [faith](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/3d0e82): True faith is faith only if the actions of your life are in harmony with it and never contradict it. During the day you should behave in such a way that you can sleep at night in peace; and in your... - [cultivate](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/18bc71): References Creators citizensofone (See: Citizens of One) Contexts living-language notecard (See: The Notecard System) - [steward](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/3bf597): See: Living Asset Stewardship (LAS) Contexts notecard (See: The Notecard System) - [words](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/936b35): a word is an action Do not say words you do not feel, lest your soul be Mat ened with darkness. From the BOOK OF DIVINE THOUGHTA Your enemies can be more useful to you than your friends, because your... - [objective](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/4f7e73): Objective language focuses on the facts about a person or object—what is true and what can be proven. Objective language is often used in science journals, newspaper articles, and encyclopedias. [1]... - [microservice](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/4f96f7): A microservice arranges an application as a collection of loosely coupled services. In a microservices architecture, services are fine-grained and the protocols are lightweight. The goal is that... - [passion](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/41ee54): Reflections "If a passion embraces you, you should remember that this passionate desire is not a part of your soul, but a dark covering which shuts out the true qualities of your soul. You should be... - [intolerance](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/5a5ebc): Reflections “Intolerance is an evil and has evil consequences we can never accurately foresee and for which we shall always have to suffer; but there are occasions on which we must be prepared to... - [society](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/183abc): Reflections “Society consists of a number of individual wills living in association. There is no such thing as a general will of society, except insofar as all these individual wills agree in... - [injustice](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/a87a63): Reflections “The more complicated and impersonal economic life becomes, the more a man cannot be a happy member of a community if he feels that the community is treating him unjustly.” ~ After W. H.... - [community](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/88f9c3): Reflections “By nature, man seems adapted to live in communities of a very moderate size; his economic life has compelled him to live in eve—enlarging ones. Many of the damaging effects of family... - [family](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/f0679d): Reflections You have two families - the one you're born into and the one that you choose, for many people they are one and the same, but for others they are mutually exclusive. [source] Tags notecard... - [Cargotecture](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/dc9909): Contexts notecard (See: The Notecard System) - [religion](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/47727b): More soon, see: We Are One. Reflections "Faith begins as an experiment, and ends as an experience." ~ William Ralph Inge Tags notecard - [perfect](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/8bfba1): Related It's Never Going to Be Perfect, So Just Get It Done, nytimes.com Art of Imperfection Creators partnersinpresence (See: Partners in Presence) Contexts notecard - [confluence](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/d61dfd): Confluence is a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point; the flowing together of two or more streams. Influence is the business of standing apart. Confluence is the art of... - [self-sacrifice](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/d11f34): Reflections A sense of self-importance so high that it surpasses all limits is a mental illness called mania grandiose. People think that self-sacrifice violates your freedom. Those people do not... - [sacrifice](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/3ce614): Reflections "You get to pick your sacrifice. You don't get to not make one." ~ Jordan Peterson Tags notecard - [crazy](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/ddf6f8): Reflections "genius is obvious, only after it was crazy." ~Scott Galloway Related Dream Crazy Contexts notecard (See: The Notecard System) - [example](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/4aa8eb): October 29 There is nothing more important than an example. It leads us to do good deeds which would be impossible without this example. Therefore, if we use dissipated or passionate or cruel people... - [wisdom](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/edbb05): Reflections "We can understand wisdom in three ways: first, by meditation; this is the most noble way. Secondly, by being influenced by someone of following someone; this is the easiest way. Third is... - [struggle](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/0d3eec): Reflections "Pain is the necessary condition of our body, and suffering is the necessary condition of our spiritual life, from birth to death." ~ Marcus Aurelius "You should welcome everything which... - [hope](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/dff53c): hope | verb | (1) to cherish a desire with anticipation: to want something to happen or be true, (2) to desire with expectation of obtainment or fulfillment, to expect with confidence. [1]... - [animism](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/265440): Animism is the religious belief that nothing is truly inanimate, but that all objects, places, and creatures are infused with spirit and purpose; possessing a distinct spiritual essence. Reflections... - [myth](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/3e7cea): A myth is a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon; a popular belief... - [manifest](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/8c06bc): manifest | verb | to make evident or certain by showing or displaying. Manifest with precision, but don’t forget to leave space for the unimaginable. Context notecard (See: The Notecard System)... - [co-creative](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/0356d9): See: co-creativity; a kind of intimacy that comes from showing aspects of yourself through play. Contexts notecard (See: The Notecard System) - [population](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/6d2e26): Maternity wards are shuttering in Italy. Ghost cities are appearing in China. Hundreds of thousands of properties in Germany have been leveled and the land turned into parks. The world’s demographics... - [wildfires](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/141843): Wildfires have always been a normal part of life in the American West. During a typical year in the late 20th century, fires burned about 500,000 acres a year in California — an area equal to roughly... - [pseudonym](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/0d00e7): A pseudonym is a fictitious name. "You can know the story or you can know the name, but you can't know both." I create pseudonyms to protect the identity of those whom I reference in my writing in... - [capitalism](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/4bac89): 1970: “Work hard and you too can be rich” 1990: “Work hard and a few crumbs will fall down.” 2021: “You should be willing to die in order to save the economy for the top 1%” Contexts notecard - [mythos](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/77e9d2): A mythos is a pattern of beliefs expressing often symbolically the characteristic or prevalent attitudes in a group or culture. The name Mythos One, meaning "a compendium of stories about self; one",... - [machiavellian](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/a0bb5a): Contexts notecard (See: The Notecard System) - [control](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/4c417f): Reflections "The more control we exercise over the world, the more sensitive to the world we become. Despite the fact that [dogs] regularly eat off the floor and drink out of toilet bowls, [they]... - [consumption](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/f699c3): "Contemporary parties, for example, are almost always based on consumption—of food, drink, drugs, sports, or other forms of entertainment. We recognize them as frivolous. This sort of fun really...