All memos tagged #notecard

Ambivalence is the simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action. Listen This Jungian Life's episode on Ambivalence...

Abracadabra means "I create as as I speak.” [GRAIN Michal Karmi] Related Storyteller Consciousness...

A past participle is a word that (1) formed from a verb, (2) is used as an adjective or to form verb tense, and (3) probably ends with "-ed," "-d," "-t," "-en," or "-n."...

Meditations or discussions about art are the most useless pastimes known. Those who really know art know that art can speak well with its own language, and that to speak about art with words is...

mistake | noun | a wrong action or statement from faulty judgment, inadequate knowledge, or inattention. Reflections "When one has made a mistake, one says: 'Another time I shall know what to do,'...

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...

authenticity is the act of being true to one's own personality, spirit, or character. Jumps Being Authentically Vulnerable notecard my-value

Reflections "This moment is the only moment during which you are alive. Everything else is either a memory of the past or a dream of the future." \~The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration notecard

Security through obscurity is the security-engineering approach of relying on the secrecy of a system's design or implementation as its primary defense, rather than on cryptographic or access-control...

A living document — also known as a dynamic document — is a continually edited and updated document, in contrast to "dead" or "static" documents that are written once and locked against the evolving...

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...

A Non-Fungible Token (NFT) is a unit of data stored on a digital ledger — a blockchain — that certifies a digital asset to be unique and therefore not interchangeable. NFTs are commonly used to...

Reflections “The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice....

Security theater is the practice of implementing security measures that create the feeling of improved security while doing little or nothing to actually achieve it. The term was coined by security...

Fair use is a legal doctrine in United States copyright law that permits limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holder. Codified in Section 107 of the...

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...

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 is the practice of applying established strategies, methods, or ideas from one field to another, often producing innovative solutions that those focused solely within...

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 | 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...