few_words/right-speech-12

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Less Quantity-More Quality: Few Words to a Still Loving Mind 🎯10 words or less

DAY	DELTA	TOTAL
Today	+39	1664
Tomorrow	+42	1667
Thu (2nd)	+45	1670
Fri (3rd)	+48	1673
Sat (4th)	+51	1676
Sun (5th)	+54	1679
Mon (6th)	+57	1682

Datapoints ?

Your actual reported data. The color shows where you are with respect to your bright red line:

Green:
> 3 days of buffer

Blue:
~ 2 days of buffer

Orange:
~ 1 day of buffer

Red:
crossed the red line
Bright Red Line ?

Keep your dots on the good side of this bright red line!
Colored guiding lines ?

The orange line shows one day of safety buffer. The blue line is two days, and the green line demarcates seven days of safety buffer.

(If you keep your safety buffer at 7 days or higher then you're immune to being stung. If anything comes up, just flatten your bright red line. It will take effect after the 7-day akrasia horizon but since you have that much safety buffer, you're golden!)
Yellow guide lines ?

These thin yellow lines indicate the good side of the bright red line.
Akrasia horizon ?

This line is a week away from now. You can only make changes in the steepness of your red line beyond the akrasia horizon.
Pink zone ?

This shaded pink zone on the wrong side of your bright line shows the bare minimum that you are committed to doing this week. Your red line can never get easier and dip into this forbidden zone.
Infinitely safe region ?

This light yellow shaded region shows the infinitely safe area. If your datapoints are in this zone, then you have exceeded the final total of your graph, and your safety buffer is unbounded. You usually see this as your goal approaches the end date, or if you have an infinitely flat bright red line for some reason.
Skull & Crossbones ?

We fly the Jolly Roger on your graph if it freezes. The primary way this happens is if you derail when your graph is scheduled to be archived.
Watermarks ?

The watermarks in the corner regions of your graph (shown darker here) indicate your current pledge amount and how much safety buffer you have. How safe you are is shown on the good side of the red line, and the amount pledged is shown on the derails-this-way side.

Features not enabled on this graph:

Optimistic projection (deprecated) ?

An optimistic view of progress, i.e., a view of your data through rose-colored glasses. It shows your inexorable march towards your goal. If you're bouncing around it just shows you flat. When you go down (or whichever direction your goal is), it shows you that right away.

It never shows you going up (or whatever the wrong direction is) unless it's sure you've screwed up.

If you find the random fluctuation unnerving, you can focus on the pink dots day-to-day.
Moving average ?

This is a moving average implemented as an IIR filter. If most of your daily numbers are below this trend line then you are inexorably dragging it down.

For the case of weight loss, this was inspired by The Hacker's Diet as a way to see the forest through the trees, to see past the daily random fluctuations to what your weight is really doing.
Smoothed trend swath ?

Think of this as a very thick line charting your progress or an aura around your actual data. It's like the moving average line but fatter and smoother, and it extends past your actual data as a kind of projection into the future, in case that's useful. (Gory details on the blog.)
Max flux ?

This thicker yellow line denotes the user-specified maximum daily fluctuation, shown as an offset from the bright red line. Details in the FAQ.
Standard flux ?

This dashed yellow line indicates a so-called 90% variance derived from your data, shown as an offset from the bright red line. Details in the FAQ.

This goal has the following fine print specified by few_words:

The following two goals are archiving on 5 October 2022
https://www.beeminder.com/few_words/owl
https://www.beeminder.com/few_words/facebook

As of 28 September 2022 at 6:25am EST, all electronic messages I send will be tracked through this commitment

https://www.beeminder.com/few_words/right-speech

I have changed the name to reflect the intention of this commitment which is RightSpeech

In other words prior to sending a message, the message needs to pass the following 6 tests:

Is it True?
Is it Helpful?
Is it Important?
Is it Necessary?
Is it Kind?
Is it the RightTime?

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To make it super explicit, what I am defining as a electronic message, or e-message: (includes but not limited to):

Emails
Facebook messages and comments
Owl messages

The following are new as of 28 September 2022:

Discord messages
Slack messages
Text and imessages

Again I’m probably forgetting something, but the idea is to T.H.I.N.K. before I speak

The only form of electronic communication I’m unclear whether to include in this commitment is phone calls (including Facetime audio/video and Facebook audio/video). More to follow on that. As of 28 September 2022 at 6:35am EST I’m unclear.

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As of 28 September 2022@7:31am EST this commitment includes anytime I publish a Medium story, particularly when I click the button which sends an email to my followers.

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As of 9:58am on 28 September 2022 this includes anytime I communicate electronically on Brightspace. This includes creating a thread, commenting/replying.

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As of 29 September 2022@11:24am EST I will begin tracking all my phone/video/audio calls as well. On 28 September 2022@6:35am EST I was debating whether this was a good idea or not but I believe it is, because it reflects SPEECH, in other words it reflects communication, and I need to ensure that all words coming out of my mouth reflect my deepest values. I recognize that sometimes I simply need to speak, and have the courage to fail. However this commitment isn’t necessarily about punishing myself when I speak, it’s about building deep awareness and cultivating a reverance for more quality and less quantity

In other words I would MUCH rather I say less words, if when I speak, the words I speak are of a deeper, more meaningful quality.
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(1 October 2022@9:28am)

Similar to RyanHoliday’s book “Ego is the enemy”, he talks about how talking about our goals can give us the false sense of progress whereas we are much better suited usually to execute the plan and speak through our actions instead of our words.

To make it super clear and explicit, as per PSY3109’s Self determination psychological theory of relatedness I acknowledge my deep need for connection with other people. And this commitment isn’t about weakening my connections, but rather the opposite.

Similar to Cal Newport’s book “digital minimalism” he strives for quality and less quantity in his connections and interactions with others.

So that’s the intention with this commitment is more quality and less quantity.

High quality, Skillful, thoughtful speech

CatherineGendron yesterday said I conveyed this deeply thoughtful and confident air because of how little I said, but when I did speak it was really meaningful. That’s precisely my intention.

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