Full Humanism

I've outlined Basic Humanism, what about Full Humanism?

In the past, I've mentioned the following basic outline to some people before:


 * improving individuals
 * improving their lives
 * improving the group
 * improving the world

Here I'll explain some of my thinking on the matter in greater detail.

The Goal: Good Lives
The whole point of full humanism is accomplishing the goals of basic humanism. What matters to us. Having a good life.

So from there, you might ask: what is a good life? What is most important? And then: how do you really accomplish that?

In abstract terms, I tend to think of the ideal life in terms of combining comfort, enjoyment, and purpose (and for domains of life, I usually think about roles, relationships, and hobbies. simple leisure is also worth considering). Mere comfort can become boring, enjoyment but no purpose can start to feel empty (and no longer enjoyable), and purpose without comfort and enjoyment is one way of burning out (which decreases productivity). Another framework I find somewhat compelling is the model of "psychological flow", where new challenges are balanced with a degree of current ability (with the challenges being neither too small nor too large for the current degree of ability)(note also this is about an internal and an external state coming together). I think this is kind of like the right combination of comfort and purpose to produce enjoyment.

Good Individuals [The Inside]
Improving Individuals

The Group [Outside the Individual]
One of the most valuable things for any individual is other people.

What a Community Should Do

Improving The World [Outside the Group
Issues to Care About