%% [[Forming Identity]] tags:: #note/idea | #on/belonging | #on/environmental people:: #people/sapnacarrion # Ambient belonging Lon Setnik dates:: 2022-10-02 %% *How I feel belonging in a place or not.* This reminds me of [[Thymos]] It's kind of like [[environmental cues]] and how our environment shapes our behavior. what is it: a place tells you if you belong or not by you imagining if you will belong to the group that inhabits that space, and add to that how important it is to have safety and self-esteem as identified in [[Power, For All]]. Struggling with identifying how you belong in a situation can end up being an unnecessary [[Power Leaks]] This matters because your identity is not fixed, so you actually have to remind yourself of your identity and your belonging. ### What would the opposite argument be? You are who you are, how would the environment tell you if you belong or not? ## Sources: Sapna Carrion from Stanford referenced in [[The Extended Mind]]