Integrated Human
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An 'integrated human' is a generalist working towards development in all areas; this encompasses the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. This person is driven by autonomy, mastery, and purpose, based on the highest good of all.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -- Robert A. Heinlein
Physical
The integrated human recognizes their body as a part of their person (not the sum). They are intentional to maintain the level of health necessary to have a positive impact upon the world.
- Healthy Nutrition. Food is your medicine.
- Quality sleep and rest
- Physical Fitness
- Flexibility, Agility, Endurance, Healthy body, healthy mind
- Ability to engage in intense activity AND deep relaxation. Understanding when rest or intense activity are needed, and being able to switch readily between these two states as needed
- Hand-eye coordination
- Understanding the implications of the Time Scale of Human Regeneration - in that diligence can build the body, fix crooked bones, and even fix a broken mind
Mental
- Open mindedness and humility. Lack of ego that allows one to learn constantly. Curiosity as opposed to a know-it-all attitude.
- Thirst for Knowledge that enables lifelong learning, such that getting older means getting ever wiser and more valuable to the community
- Critical thinking, Researching skills
- Willpower to do physical and mental work to get things done
- Awareness, insight, and intuition
- Desire for self determination. See Self-Determination Theory.
- Acceptance of Abundance as a way of life as opposed to Scarcity, Greed and Theft
- Knowledge or intuition of how the world works
- Follow the golden rule, treat others as you would wish to be treated
- Forethought, good judgment
- Able to work independently or to cooperate with others
- Focus, concentration, mental discipline and positive inner dialogue. Positive psychology.
Emotional/Spiritual
- High self-esteem. Self assured, not dependent on what others think. Understanding one's importance, and trifling insignificance.
- Nonviolent Communication
- Emotions are controlled, they do not control
- Empathy and Compassion
- Respect for one's self and others
- Independent but Cooperative
- Productive mindset, as opposed to a consumer mentality
- Able to honestly change mind based on facts, not hung up on ego attached to something
- Resilient "survivor" personality, able to thrive in challenging conditions
- Accepts other people as they are, no one can force another to change, individuals can only change themselves
- Looks past the superficial surface of things to try to see the core, the true nature
- Can take direction, can give direction
- Mindset capable of seeing the big picture, and a connection to something much greater than oneself. Seeing one's role within the universe.
Spiritual
- Spiritual (different than but compatible with religious)
- Intuition, informed by knowledge
- Meditation or reflection
- Understanding that peace is a choice, not an ideology
Practical
- Management skills
- Ability to build a community or small civilization with sound governance and operations
- Ability to manage an organization or enterprise
- ability to build things
- Literacy and numeracy