How would you change the world? (no politics)

[afm199]

i’d go with the concept of the ideal praise-to-criticism ratio (5.6 to 1). it was identified through research into how to help business leaders develop high performance teams (loosely simplified: what promotes an environment where everyone can do their best). i’d teach this concept and take it a step further. not only teach / train / encourage people to say / do 6 (rounding up) positive things for every 1 negative, but also keep that ratio in every other aspect of their life (if something makes you unhappy, deliberately do 6 other things that make you happy).

i know that may sound silly - but misery is highly contagious (and really does love company). if it were possible to inoculate ourselves against it (following the often quoted ‘put your own oxygen mask on first and then help others with theirs’), i think we’d be on the right path.

It's indeed a tricky row to hoe. Praise works wonders, but negative feedback is needed as well.

 

[KWeezyXB12]

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[littlebeast]

It's indeed a tricky row to hoe. Praise works wonders, but negative feedback is needed as well.

it’s a mindset that takes into consideration how people process stimulation. and straightforward in the business world (no surprise it was researched there). business is focused on continuous improvement. the positive doesn’t need improvement, so the conversation and effort frequently turns to the negative (what does need improvement). what can be learned from that is the understanding of the ratio (we are more highly impacted by a single negative than a single positive). negatives are a fact of life (no judgement on whether any one of them is appropriate or not). but if the ultimate goal is for a positive outcome, balance each negative with 6 positives.

 

[mercurial]

A good corollary is to try to follow the principle of charity. Learning how to not automatically divine foul intentions from everyone you disagree with is arguably just as important.

 

[Busy Little Shop]

It would help us as Americans if we join the majority of the world and switch to the metric system...

 

[mercurial]

I feel the exact opposite, down with the metric system! The imperial system is so human, it's amazing.

inch: the length of your nose or a finger node
foot: the length of about.. a grown man's foot (vs a decimeter being like a toddler's foot?)
mile: if you are walking, a destination below is close, beyond is far (a km is just not really close, and not really far)
pound: about the amount of meat you might buy for a meal for 2 (a kg is for like 4 adults and a small child?)
0 degrees F: its fucking cold
100 degrees F: its fucking hot (vs 37C being hot? :wtf)

 

[Cali]

1. Stop reproducing, unless a clear societal need and a means to care for and raise that child to be a productive member of society has been established. I have no tolerance for people who want to make puppies in their own image who are then later cast out as burdens to society.

I have extended family on one side that could use this advice.

2. Be responsible for your own care and livelihood and act with integrity. There are far too many people who just leach off society or create obstacles to survival to satisfy their own selfish interests.

As I said before...

 

[Cali]

What individual actions do you think people could take to make the world better? This is about what people can do individually

Take responsibility for yourself and your actions.

Don't have kids if you can't afford them. Being broke is one thing, but relying on society/gov to pay for your kids is another.

Simply be a decent human being: be kind, polite, courteous, treat others with respect, no racist or sexist BS.

 

[Cali]

I feel the exact opposite, down with the metric system! The imperial system is so human, it's amazing.

inch: the length of your nose or a finger node
foot: the length of about.. a grown man's foot (vs a decimeter being like a toddler's foot?)
mile: if you are walking, a destination below is close, beyond is far (a km is just not really close, and not really far)
pound: about the amount of meat you might buy for a meal for 2 (a kg is for like 4 adults and a small child?)
0 degrees F: its fucking cold
100 degrees F: its fucking hot (vs 37C being hot? :wtf)

:thumbup

 

[W800]

I have an audiobook that is about Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, and Mohammed. It's a series of lectures. At the very end it was pointed out that they shared many similarities.

Just off the top of my head, they were asking for charity, compassion, love, filial piety, among other things. This completely sets aside the religions that came after them and formed from them. It just focuses on them.

Is it possible that we have always known what is right? My opinion is that we have. And my other thought is that it is people acting individually that will make things better. In other words, we become the change we wish to see.

My man-boobs are awesome BTW!

 

[vaara]

I feel the exact opposite, down with the metric system! The imperial system is so human, it's amazing.

OTOH, people generally have 10 fingers and 10 toes - hence the decimal system. Also, the metric system - as originally designed - is based on the size of planet Earth.

One meter was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole. A centimeter is 1/100 of a meter. A cube 10 cm on each side is a liter, and a liter of water weighs a kilo.

I learned metric first, and to this day the Imperial system confuses the hell out of me. Like, why are there fluid ounces and volume ounces? How many ounces in a gallon? Who the fuck decided that there should be 5280 feet in a mile? Etc.

 

[TylerW]

Understand that, while we all have different ideas of how it should be done, we all fundamentally want the same thing: to improve the world for our selves, our families and our communities.

 

[mlm]

DBAD

 

[jd41]

What individual actions do you think people could take to make the world better? This is about what people can do individually, not government. So no politics please.

My top 3 are:

1) be grateful

2) treat all people with kindness and respect

3) volunteer for something, or help others

I agree. A little gratitude goes a long way. :ride

 

[afm199]

OTOH, people generally have 10 fingers and 10 toes - hence the decimal system. Also, the metric system - as originally designed - is based on the size of planet Earth.

One meter was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole. A centimeter is 1/100 of a meter. A cube 10 cm on each side is a liter, and a liter of water weighs a kilo.

I learned metric first, and to this day the Imperial system confuses the hell out of me. Like, why are there fluid ounces and volume ounces? How many ounces in a gallon? Who the fuck decided that there should be 5280 feet in a mile? Etc.

None of those metrics are practical. The distance of a mile was eventually established by a bureau of standards, just as was the distance of a meter.

 

[afm199]

Understand that, while we all have different ideas of how it should be done, we all fundamentally want the same thing: to improve the world for our selves, our families and our communities.

That's what ISIS and Al Qaeda want, for sure. And I know Ed Gein wanted to improve the world, as did Charles Whitman.

 

[vaara]

None of those metrics are practical. The distance of a mile was eventually established by a bureau of standards, just as was the distance of a meter.

Anyone in possession of those facts about the metric system knows, among other things, the approximate diameter of the Earth (40,000 km) and the weight of a particular volume of liquid. That last one in particular is a “practical” metric IMHO.

And as you probably know, US customary units are officially defined in metric terms anyway. For example, the statute mile is defined as 1609.344 meters. So the US is already metric, whether anyone likes it or not.

 

[OldMadBrit]

Feedback loops, lots of feedback loops:
People who build or operate facilities should be required live next door and to breath and drink the output
Whoever invented those incredibly annoying reversing beepers should be required to listen to it 24/7
No leader can start a war without their kids being in the first wave (and you cant become a leader until you have successfully raise at least one child to adulthood
School administrators may only eat school food
Developers may not use any part of a city street to stage their building equipment of supplies
Cause an accident in rush hour traffic, get charged for all of the lost time for everybody's delay
If you need to drive your kid to school, drive the school bus
For every new law added, one old law must be rescinded
Every dwelling should have a large plaque outside documenting how the owner made the money to purchase it

 

[OldMadBrit]

None of those metrics are practical. The distance of a mile was eventually established by a bureau of standards, just as was the distance of a meter.

Fun fact, the entire "Imperial" measurement system, including the mile is now derived from a a metric standard.

 

[OldMadBrit]

Anyone in possession of those facts about the metric system knows, among other things, the approximate diameter of the Earth (40,000 km) and the weight of a particular volume of liquid. That last one in particular is a “practical” metric IMHO.

And as you probably know, US customary units are officially defined in metric terms anyway. For example, the statute mile is defined as 1609.344 meters. So the US is already metric, whether anyone likes it or not.

Absolutely :thumbup

As we say in aerospace: "if it absolutely has to get there use metric, if you want it to slam into the surface of Mars at 20,000 km/h - use Imperial" :teeth