The Finders

Preface:......Page 11
Introduction:......Page 15
Part 1 – The Narrative-Self Vs. Fundamental Wellbeing......Page 19
Chapter 1: The Secret Of You......Page 20
Chapter 2: Narrative-Self......Page 23
Chapter 3: The Finders......Page 27
Chapter 4: What Finders Know That You Don’t......Page 30
Chapter 5: The Many Flavors of Fundamental Wellbeing......Page 32
Chapter 6: How It All Started......Page 35
Chapter 7: Finding The Finders......Page 37
Chapter 8: What 12 Hours In Someone’s Living Room Can Teach You About Them......Page 40
Part 2 – The Continuum......Page 44
Chapter 9: The Continuum Emerges......Page 45
Chapter 10: Location 1......Page 52
Chapter 11: Location 2......Page 57
Chapter 12: Location 3......Page 59
Chapter 13: Location 4......Page 62
Chapter 14: Location 5 And Beyond—The Further Reaches Of Fundamental Wellbeing......Page 66
Part 3 – The Core Aspects of Fundamental Wellbeing......Page 77
Chapter 15: Sense Of Self......Page 78
Chapter 16: Cognition......Page 81
Chapter 17: Emotion......Page 85
Chapter 18: Perception......Page 93
Chapter 19: Memory......Page 98
Chapter 20: Other Key Aspects Of Fundamental Wellbeing......Page 104
Chapter 21: Zooming-in And Zooming-out......Page 115
Part 4 – The Lived Reality Of Fundamental Wellbeing......Page 119
Chapter 22: Value Judgments, Politics, And Societal Impact......Page 120
Chapter 23: I’m The “Real” Finder, And You’re Not......Page 126
Chapter 24: You Get What You Optimize For......Page 130
Chapter 25: Temporary Or Persistent?......Page 135
Chapter 26: 24 / 7 Persistence......Page 137
Chapter 27: The Loss Of Fundamental Wellbeing......Page 140
Chapter 28: Stress And Fundamental Wellbeing......Page 143
Chapter 29: Rejecting Fundamental Wellbeing......Page 147
Chapter 30: Special Abilities......Page 151
Chapter 31: Can Fundamental Wellbeing Rub Off On You?......Page 153
Chapter 32: Synchronicity And Flow......Page 156
Chapter 33: Sex And Fundamental Wellbeing......Page 161
Chapter 34: Committed Relationships And Divorce......Page 164
Chapter 35: It’s (Mostly) About Peace......Page 171
Chapter 36: Is There An Ultimate Form Of Fundamental Wellbeing?......Page 175
Chapter 37: Closing Personal Thoughts......Page 177
Epilogue: The Future Of Fundamental Wellbeing......Page 180
Appendices......Page 184
Appendix A: How People Become Finders......Page 185
Appendix B: Determining Your Location On The Continuum......Page 192
Appendix C: Mental Illness Or Fundamental Wellbeing?......Page 199
Appendix D: A Very Brief Look At Some Data......Page 201
Appendix E: Further Resources......Page 209
About the Author......Page 210