I often wish I could clone myself (similar, but different from what Harvey is proposing). I want them all to still be brain connected to me, so that I as primary can have them do what needs to be done, but the WAY I would want it done. And I would get the feedback so that I could know it was finished and get the satisfaction/benefit from that. (Yes, I know, very selfish of me, but it's why I only want clones of myself, and not free-willed ones at that! Otherwise it would be the worst kind of slavery.)
I figure I need about 6-8 to really get things running well in my life.
1. to cook nutritious meals and snacks for me/hubby and animals and to clean up after, and do the shopping.
2. to clean the house and car, do laundry, declutter as needed, do simple repairs, mending/sewing.
3. to exercise me and the animals, do training for animals, go riding the motorcycle with hubby, and do hiking, swimming, fishing, camping and other outdoor activities for great health and getting into nature.
4. to do errands, volunteer work, teaching, coaching, talking to friends and family and nurturing relationships with patience. Taking time for the hand-written letters and cards and keeping up with all the goings-on of kids/g-kids/sibs/etc
5. to attend conferences, zoom meetings, educational opportunities and programs, absorb the knowledge, analyze it and summarize it and then put it into best practice. Also to do meditation, journaling, spiritual progress, and read books and watch movies for the creative renewal.
6. to write the calendars, stories, games, art for kid's books and comics, etc that I dictate (straight from my brain - we are connected) Do tech support for hubby and organizing computer programs, output, books and magazines, in a way that it's easy to find again when needed.
7. to do business and marketing, publishing art and stories, keeping up with anthologies, building and maintaining websites, setting up POD for art and writings, organize and attend signings and gallery shows and interviews, run the podcasts, record and publish the youtube channels, go over contracts
I could get away with that. Two more would let me split a couple so that they didn't have so much work to do. That leaves Primary Me:
Doing arts, writing and crafts that I want to do for personal enjoyment, overseeing and collating what they send to me. Spending time with hubby and animals, enjoying life and doing beauty and health routines and discovery.
So, yeah, very selfish of me.
But, There really aren't a whole lot of other "jobs" that I want to be doing besides the ones listed above, that I already either have done or are doing bits and pieces anyway. Maybe small-time homestead/ranching so I could have horses, but I would need another clone for all the work parts!
So, I agree that living vicariously through characters is the next best thing!
Yeah, I was mostly looking at professions and overall lives. Each of those people with the shared spirit in each of those professions would have their spouse or not and all the other things (laundry, cleaning, etc.) that accompanies everyday life.
I wanted to be a Veterinarian. - But, I didn't want to see injured animals and have to put them down, and some people had snakes!
I then wanted to be a Marine Biologist - But, there were sharks in the water, not just dolphins.
I wanted to be an electronic engineer, like my Dad, but I hated the math.
I wanted to be a cover artist like Boris Vallejo - and I've been working on that, though nowhere near as good!
And I wanted to be a writer - working on that, too!
The only other thing I can think of is career Army and go Officer - I was injured, so that went out the window.
So, there would only be 4 extra "souls" wandering around of me (okay, maybe the other 2 where they went full bore, so 6).
If we wore looking at the theory that every time you made a major life decision that the timeline/dimension split and one copy of you went with one decision and one copy of you went with the other decision then I would have created a few more timelines/dimensions when it came to some marriage decisions, Army decisions, other career decisions (those "what-ifs" in life. But, the main ones would be those.
Yeah. None of those on my list were things I wanted to do as a kid (firefighter, etc.). They're all things for which I still have a passion. I regret not having been able to do all of them.
I like you're idea about splitting yourself to go both ways when you face a major decision though. Good Science Fantasy Time-Travel idea there.
In a way it's like the thousands or millions of little decisions we make every day. Each decision, each chosen or unconscious step we take, leads us into a whole different future (timeline) than any other choice would have.
My opinion on that is that while every decision my make a splinter - that most will heal back up again (like a stream splitting around a rock and rejoining on the other side), or even only part of it splits (like the stream going over the smaller pebble for the most part, and only small bit under the stream splitting and then rejoining). Because the stream of world consciousness presses on and wants to keep most things together and going the same direction.
But, bigger decisions are like a huge boulder dropping in, or a beaver dam and can split things off into their own channels (new timeline) that might never rejoin the main stream. Maybe it will dry up because it loses it's source, so that line ends. Maybe very far down the mountain it joins with another arroyo from another timeline/dimension split and they strengthen that line. Maybe the original line will have lost so much from the split that it dries out. or even like a flood, moves over to join the new line!
Anyway, in my imagination - are their still splits? yes, are they that common? No. And there are some who say that the Mandella effect is a consequence of another timeline crashing in or out.
I often wish I could clone myself (similar, but different from what Harvey is proposing). I want them all to still be brain connected to me, so that I as primary can have them do what needs to be done, but the WAY I would want it done. And I would get the feedback so that I could know it was finished and get the satisfaction/benefit from that. (Yes, I know, very selfish of me, but it's why I only want clones of myself, and not free-willed ones at that! Otherwise it would be the worst kind of slavery.)
I figure I need about 6-8 to really get things running well in my life.
1. to cook nutritious meals and snacks for me/hubby and animals and to clean up after, and do the shopping.
2. to clean the house and car, do laundry, declutter as needed, do simple repairs, mending/sewing.
3. to exercise me and the animals, do training for animals, go riding the motorcycle with hubby, and do hiking, swimming, fishing, camping and other outdoor activities for great health and getting into nature.
4. to do errands, volunteer work, teaching, coaching, talking to friends and family and nurturing relationships with patience. Taking time for the hand-written letters and cards and keeping up with all the goings-on of kids/g-kids/sibs/etc
5. to attend conferences, zoom meetings, educational opportunities and programs, absorb the knowledge, analyze it and summarize it and then put it into best practice. Also to do meditation, journaling, spiritual progress, and read books and watch movies for the creative renewal.
6. to write the calendars, stories, games, art for kid's books and comics, etc that I dictate (straight from my brain - we are connected) Do tech support for hubby and organizing computer programs, output, books and magazines, in a way that it's easy to find again when needed.
7. to do business and marketing, publishing art and stories, keeping up with anthologies, building and maintaining websites, setting up POD for art and writings, organize and attend signings and gallery shows and interviews, run the podcasts, record and publish the youtube channels, go over contracts
I could get away with that. Two more would let me split a couple so that they didn't have so much work to do. That leaves Primary Me:
Doing arts, writing and crafts that I want to do for personal enjoyment, overseeing and collating what they send to me. Spending time with hubby and animals, enjoying life and doing beauty and health routines and discovery.
So, yeah, very selfish of me.
But, There really aren't a whole lot of other "jobs" that I want to be doing besides the ones listed above, that I already either have done or are doing bits and pieces anyway. Maybe small-time homestead/ranching so I could have horses, but I would need another clone for all the work parts!
So, I agree that living vicariously through characters is the next best thing!
Yup, WAY different. :-)
Lol...yes, I'm a slave driver, even if it's just of myself...but I try to be a nice slave driver....
Yeah, I was mostly looking at professions and overall lives. Each of those people with the shared spirit in each of those professions would have their spouse or not and all the other things (laundry, cleaning, etc.) that accompanies everyday life.
I understand.
When I was young,
I wanted to be a Veterinarian. - But, I didn't want to see injured animals and have to put them down, and some people had snakes!
I then wanted to be a Marine Biologist - But, there were sharks in the water, not just dolphins.
I wanted to be an electronic engineer, like my Dad, but I hated the math.
I wanted to be a cover artist like Boris Vallejo - and I've been working on that, though nowhere near as good!
And I wanted to be a writer - working on that, too!
The only other thing I can think of is career Army and go Officer - I was injured, so that went out the window.
So, there would only be 4 extra "souls" wandering around of me (okay, maybe the other 2 where they went full bore, so 6).
If we wore looking at the theory that every time you made a major life decision that the timeline/dimension split and one copy of you went with one decision and one copy of you went with the other decision then I would have created a few more timelines/dimensions when it came to some marriage decisions, Army decisions, other career decisions (those "what-ifs" in life. But, the main ones would be those.
Yeah. None of those on my list were things I wanted to do as a kid (firefighter, etc.). They're all things for which I still have a passion. I regret not having been able to do all of them.
I like you're idea about splitting yourself to go both ways when you face a major decision though. Good Science Fantasy Time-Travel idea there.
In a way it's like the thousands or millions of little decisions we make every day. Each decision, each chosen or unconscious step we take, leads us into a whole different future (timeline) than any other choice would have.
My opinion on that is that while every decision my make a splinter - that most will heal back up again (like a stream splitting around a rock and rejoining on the other side), or even only part of it splits (like the stream going over the smaller pebble for the most part, and only small bit under the stream splitting and then rejoining). Because the stream of world consciousness presses on and wants to keep most things together and going the same direction.
But, bigger decisions are like a huge boulder dropping in, or a beaver dam and can split things off into their own channels (new timeline) that might never rejoin the main stream. Maybe it will dry up because it loses it's source, so that line ends. Maybe very far down the mountain it joins with another arroyo from another timeline/dimension split and they strengthen that line. Maybe the original line will have lost so much from the split that it dries out. or even like a flood, moves over to join the new line!
Anyway, in my imagination - are their still splits? yes, are they that common? No. And there are some who say that the Mandella effect is a consequence of another timeline crashing in or out.