tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927424045052332929.post556691377450290287..comments2023-07-04T04:16:00.268-07:00Comments on Matir Asurim: Secular Humanism - Landmark?DandGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078892548041115257noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927424045052332929.post-74158529162943900892012-08-28T05:54:35.759-07:002012-08-28T05:54:35.759-07:00I can only second what my lovely wife has said. S...I can only second what my lovely wife has said. She's summarized the Landmark credo very well, I think -- and I would simply add that Landmark courses tend to use lots of exercises to emphasize these points and practice them. <br /><br />For example, they place a strong emphasis -- an unreasonable emphasis, in the minds of many newcomers -- on being on time, and they give many opportunities to practice that. You realize later that being on time per se isn't that important; the course would still work if it started ten minutes later. But being on time is excellent practice in <b>keeping your word.</b> (It's also useful in taking others' needs into account; as Landmark explains, being late when you meet someone is a strong message -- that the other person's time isn't as valuable as yours, that you'd rather keep them waiting for you than have to deal with waiting for them. So you <i>start out</i> your meeting by telling people you don't care about them. How's that for an auspicious beginning?)<br /><br />So in Landmark, being on time is simply practice in giving your word, and then keeping it, no matter what. Later on you begin to realize what an extremely powerful concept that is... and how much you can accomplish by being true to your word. It's heady stuff!Daniel in Brooklinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296850357629131645noreply@blogger.com