Hi, I am <a href="http://twitter.com/nowsimon">Simon Ohler</a>. After four years of working at Twitch and building a thriving creator community in the German speaking region, I retreated for three years to live and think freely, and to transform into a philosopher and an artist. I'm now joining the ii as a salon host, starting with a mini-series on Living Well &amp; Thinking Big.

What if we had an evolving metaphor, a living image, to describe our life? As explorers of our inner world, it is sometimes troublesome to understand what we are "doing". Legibility for others and for ourselves is important, so that we may tell our story and understand ourselves and others. Especially in the hot summers of productive hustling and bustling, it is easy to lose sight of the big picture.

When I sat down at the end of 2021 to plan the new year with my best friend, the image of "The Village" came to me. It is an image and a system, by which I explained to myself the essence of my activity in life. It's a fresh thought and I want to see what it can do. That's why I want to see how it resonates with the II.

Let me introduce you to "The Village", and then let's share stories on how we paint the picture of our own life, so that we may interact with ourselves effectively, satisfyingly, and joyfully. Maybe you will come up with your personal "Village", which you can inhabit in 2022?

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Suggested material:
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 	<li><a href="https://nowsimon.substack.com/p/the-village?utm_source=url">The Village Part I (The image)</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://nowsimon.substack.com/p/the-village-pt-ii?utm_source=url">The Village Part II (How to use the image)</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://nowsimon.substack.com/p/the-village-pt-iii?utm_source=url">The Village Part III (The Well)</a></li>
</ul>
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Living Well &amp; Thinking Big: The Series
<ul>
 	<li>Part 1: The Village</li>
 	<li><a href="https://interintellect.com/salon/living-well-and-thinking-big-visionaries/">Part 2: Visionaries (March 25)</a></li>
 	<li>Part 3: Size of Life (Date TBD)</li>
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Simon Ohler

Joy Zhang