{"id":2067,"date":"2020-10-30T17:25:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T17:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/?page_id=2067"},"modified":"2020-12-07T19:44:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T19:44:31","slug":"live-like-a-daoist-week","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/live-like-a-daoist-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Like a Daoist Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2067\" class=\"elementor elementor-2067\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c448909 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c448909\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41596f6d\" data-id=\"41596f6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105b4f03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"105b4f03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium elementor-inline-editing pen\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Tuesday, November 3 \u2013 Monday, November 9, 2020<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-491290e0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"491290e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e42055d\" data-id=\"7e42055d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47bda2de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47bda2de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Live Like a Daoist Week<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-438008bf elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"438008bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2150ce46\" data-id=\"2150ce46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553a9b97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"553a9b97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Tuesday, November 3<br \/>Day 1: Wandering<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/live-like-a-daoist-week\/lld1\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Assigned Exercise<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/cPzCvZ8UkU8NksaA6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Prompt for Evening Reflection and Dropbox for Journal Entry<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Wednesday, November 4<br \/>Day 2: Language Creates Distinctions<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/live-like-a-daoist-week\/lld2\/\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Assigned Exercise<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/cPzCvZ8UkU8NksaA6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Prompt for Evening Reflection and Dropbox for Journal Entry<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Thursday, November 5<br \/>Day 3: Shifting Perspective<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/live-like-a-daoist-week\/lld3\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Assigned Exercise<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/cPzCvZ8UkU8NksaA6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Prompt for Evening Reflection and Dropbox for Journal Entry<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Friday, November 6<br \/>Day 4: Fasting the Mind<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/live-like-a-daoist-week\/lld4\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Assigned Exercise<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/cPzCvZ8UkU8NksaA6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Prompt for Evening Reflection and Dropbox for Journal Entry<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Saturday, November 7<br \/>Day 5: Changing a &#8220;Fully Formed&#8221; View<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/live-like-a-daoist-week\/lld5\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Assigned Exercise<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">No Dropbox for Journal Entry today (combined with tomorrow)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Sunday, November 8<br \/>Day 6:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Changing a &#8220;Fully Formed&#8221; View<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">(cont&#8217;d)<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/live-like-a-daoist-week\/lld6\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Assigned Exercise<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/cPzCvZ8UkU8NksaA6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Prompt for Evening Reflection and Dropbox for Journal Entry<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Monday, November 9<br \/>Day 7: Sitting and Forgetting<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/live-like-a-daoist-week\/lld7\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Assigned Exercise<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/cPzCvZ8UkU8NksaA6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Prompt for Evening Reflection and Dropbox for Journal Entry<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155b8dc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"155b8dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e9b849\" data-id=\"3e9b849\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7865bfd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7865bfd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Over the next seven days you will be putting some of the views found in the <em>Zhuangzi<\/em> into practice. Unlike other weeks of exercises in this class, you will not be actively aiming at a life featuring specific content or virtues (other than, perhaps, virtues like openness and flexibility), but rather you&#8217;ll be shifting, loosening, or abandoning perspectives that you currently hold &#8212; sometimes rathe playfully. The result of this therapy,\u00a0<em>Zhuangzi<\/em> suggests, should be a better life.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">All of the philosophical exercises for this week are located on this page and you will need to complete them daily. This will consist of two steps:<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">At the start of each day in the morning, you should read the assigned exercises and carry them out\u2014you can keep this assignment open on your phone throughout the day for easy access.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">At the end of each day in the evening, you should submit\u00a0in the designated dropbox a short private <b>journal entry<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0(1-2 paragraphs) on what you\u2019ve learned.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Class periods and dialogue sessions that occur during the week will be devoted to discussing and working on your exercises individually or in groups.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">On the last day of this week (Monday, November 9)\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">you will meet in your breakout section to have\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">a \u201cpostmortem\u201d discussion on your experiences<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0putting Aristotle&#8217;s views into practice.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Your final assignment for this unit will be a <b>synthesis essay<\/b> on how\/whether the approach to living well that you have put into practice this week has deepened your understanding of Zhuangzi&#8217;s views and\/or affected your own understanding of the good life.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Specifically, you should review your journal entries for this week and write an essay of approximately 1000 words summarizing your final reflections on Zhuangzi&#8217;s approach to the good life. Among other things, you&#8217;ll want to speak to whether these exercises focusing on generating perspectival flexibility have had an effect on your sense of whether your life is going well: have they helped or hindered? <\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Cite the texts we have studied where possible.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">This essay is\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">due on\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Saturday, November 14<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">To submit it, click here<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0and scroll down to access the &#8220;Dropbox for Synthesis Essay&#8221; under the section titled &#8220;Select Day.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Readings for the assigned exercises and evening reflections this week are drawn from:<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"><li><em>Zhuangzi: The Complete Writings<\/em>, translated by Brook Ziporyn (Hackett, 2020)<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"list-style: none;\"><li><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55a247ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55a247ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-467e1af4\" data-id=\"467e1af4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166c069d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"166c069d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, November 3 \u2013 Monday, November 9, 2020 Live Like a Daoist Week Tuesday, November 3Day 1: Wandering Assigned Exercise Prompt for Evening Reflection and Dropbox for Journal Entry Wednesday, November 4Day 2: Language Creates Distinctions Assigned Exercise Prompt for Evening Reflection and Dropbox for Journal Entry Thursday, November 5Day [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2067","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2067"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2796,"href":"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2067\/revisions\/2796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingagoodlife.com\/fall2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}