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