tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327310626065348326.post5538181937528465947..comments2023-10-29T09:12:30.110-04:00Comments on Liberating Home Economics: Revaluations, by Caroline HuntUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327310626065348326.post-20668353079122542452009-07-30T13:30:43.453-04:002009-07-30T13:30:43.453-04:00According to the Austrian school of economics, val...According to the Austrian school of economics, value is very subjective and changes with the beholder. Self-valuation, then to me, is nothing more than self-perception. A revaluation of self may include becoming unhappy with some aspect of one's life resulting in the starting an exercise regiment, continuing education, or simply relieving stress (such as loafing). In the context of others, one's percieved self-value is affected by their surroundings, especially other people.<br /><br />Individuals' values to those around them change as those other folks' values change. We are each filling in gaps in our relations' lives, as those gaps change, so, too, does our value to them and vice versa. For instance a church-going christian may hold a minister up to some value, if that belief is abandoned, then the value of that minister has drastically changed.PintofStouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13499228610031717132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327310626065348326.post-86895449701140432009-07-27T17:36:13.572-04:002009-07-27T17:36:13.572-04:00I love GIS!
The notion of "revaluations&qu...I love GIS! <br /><br />The notion of "revaluations" whereby something is revalued includes ourselves. What is our individual value? How much do we have, where do we get it, and how do we lose it? How can people revalue themselves? Even though individuals have value, what is that value in context with others? For myself, I feel like I've built value into my life in the past, then decided that whatever I had become wasn't of value anymore, so I changed. <br /><br />I don't recall intentionally devaluing myself to get to a point where revaluation was necessary. Loafing in itself is of value! Really, I've had days where I can't take anymore input (visual, auditory, verbal). I just want it all to shut off. Just a few minutes is all it takes to recover, like when doing ab crunches - LOL. A whole day or a whole week of shutting it all down would be interesting, maybe even magical, but I doubt I'll ever know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327310626065348326.post-10831155577840376522009-07-27T09:07:19.786-04:002009-07-27T09:07:19.786-04:00Another great post! I'm reminded of other read...Another great post! I'm reminded of other readings - nothing specific that I can recall at this moment beyond just saying some of it was Claire Wolfe - singing the praises of loafing or "doing nothing", acting as a mental recharge and breaking up the dams in our thinking allowing our thoughts to flow free again.<br /><br />I'm also tickled by the mention of GIS, my current profession. I'm contemplating returning to school to pursue something more scientifically based, possibly geology or physical geography, with a heavy mapping emphasis in order to utilize my experience and fondness for the field. Your research sounds like something I would have enjoyed from the mapping perspective, anyway. Maybe I'll look at schools again today!PintofStouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13499228610031717132noreply@blogger.com