Patterns of Deep Response

Tag: strategic

  • crash with friends

    Action Have/maintain friendships such that if you got in a jam you could crash with them for a few days/weeks. Part of this patterns is the reciprocal pattern set up your place so friends can crash with you.

  • have a plan b

    If you’re splitting up your apartment and sub letting greylegally, or parking your trailer conversion in a side yard, or setting your bus on an orchard, you might get busted and have to pivot on short notice. Have a plan and resources allocated for this eventuality. Related:

  • lifestyle experiment

    Issue Making big changes in lifestyle is difficult. Besides the obvious difficulties of habit re-formation and lifestyle disruption is the challenge of knowing whether or not a lifestyle change is a good fit for you. Not all Patterns are a good fit for every person or circumstance, and doubt as to whether or not a…

  • crowbar

    Action Set a concrete, clear standard of behavior or constraint that is significantly different than current behavior, and adhere to it strictly for a period of time. Discussion The crowbar method is implementing a given change in your life very quickly and decisively. It is the opposite of an incremental or gentle approach. Let’s say…

  • reject purity culture

    The Issue Few things are as off-putting and othering as a smug holier-than-thou attitude. If your vibe is one of arrogant righteousness it is unlikely you will directly or indirectly positively influence other people or garner support. Additionally, since it is borderline impossible (and a fool’s errand) to make your lifestyle a) completely harmless and/or…

  • pareto reject modernity

    The Issue We live in a society defined by industrial consumerist logistics. Our food, shelter, transportation, information, and governance systems all exist within a system that runs on the logic of industrial consumerism. Those of us who see the terminal problems of industrial consumerism seek to build/cultivate a different, post-consumer lifestyle and society. It seems…