Dear all, I agree with Philippe. The world is complex. A very generic question can be answered from various points of view.
The WHO ICF classification might be the resource to rely on. The attached picture is an overview of the most relevant points of view. Before the question is asked ‘what do you do’ one needs to provide the context. Be it: on human body function, human activity or Participation as social activity with others. http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/icfbeginnersguide.pdf Gerard Freriks Gerard Freriks +31 620347088 gf...@luna.nl Kattensingel 20 2801 CA Gouda the Netherlands > On 22 Jun 2018, at 09:57, Philippe Ameline <philippe.amel...@free.fr> wrote: > > Great answer, > > I also liked Bert's "Only the first man was reflecting the truth because, > laying bricks, you do alone, the rest you do together with others" > > To sum it up (my own way): > > When asking someone what he does (in life or even for a living), the answer - > from people doing the very same thing - can range from very mundane to fully > inspirational. > In health, all answers are plainly valid, and it would be a terrible mistake > to only take into account the technical description. We are all, on this > list, working to save lives, to have suffering people heal, to open the way > for a better world... and we are also all spending most of our time typing on > a computer keyboard (be it code or projects sheet, etc). It is true that > typing allows us to benefit from several years of life when compared to those > who are pneumatic drilling outside... but it doesn't define who we are. > Bert reminds us that the most important part is always done with others... > meaning that "what do you do?" could be better expressed as "what is your > social network?". > It may remain a little bit theoretical or philosophical, but the > "individuation" concept states that, to become a better self, one should find > her best place as a service provider to her network (hence opposed to > "individualism"... and also opposed to finding a comfortable slot in a > hierarchy). > > This to say that a human being is a complex biological entity part of a > complex social network and that taking care of her can never be achieved in a > reductionist way. So, "what do you do?", "what is your social network?" and > "who are you?" are three very connected questions. > I stop there... my virtual foreman reminds me that I don't make a living from > posting on this list ;-) > > Best, > > Philippe > > Le 21/06/2018 à 19:24, Pablo Pazos a écrit : >> And the foreman came along and said "I'm an atheist and you work for me, >> stop talking and do your job". >> >> On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 11:46 AM, Philippe Ameline <philippe.amel...@free.fr >> <mailto:philippe.amel...@free.fr>> wrote: >> Le 15/06/2018 à 08:41, Bakke, Silje Ljosland a écrit : >>> >>> A typical question that would lead to this concept could be “What do you >>> do?”. >>> >>> >> >> A man came upon a construction site where four people were working. >> He asked the first, “What are you doing?” and the man replied: “I am laying >> bricks.” >> He asked the second, “What are you doing?” and the man replied: “I am >> building a wall.” >> As he approached the third, he heard him humming a tune as he worked, and >> asked, “What are you doing?” The man smiled, “I am building a cathedral!” >> The forth was very concentrated, nearly ecstatic, and when asked “What are >> you doing?”, looked up at the sky, and answered, “I am working for the sake >> of God!” >> >> _______________________________________________ >> openEHR-clinical mailing list >> openEHR-clinical@lists.openehr.org >> <mailto:openEHR-clinical@lists.openehr.org> >> http://lists.openehr.org/mailman/listinfo/openehr-clinical_lists.openehr.org >> <http://lists.openehr.org/mailman/listinfo/openehr-clinical_lists.openehr.org> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Ing. Pablo Pazos Gutiérrez >> pablo.pa...@cabolabs.com <mailto:pablo.pa...@cabolabs.com> >> +598 99 043 145 >> skype: cabolabs >> Subscribe to our newsletter <http://eepurl.com/b_w_tj> >> <https://cabolabs.com/> >> http://www.cabolabs.com <http://www.cabolabs.com/> >> https://cloudehrserver.com <https://cloudehrserver.com/> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> openEHR-clinical mailing list >> openEHR-clinical@lists.openehr.org >> <mailto:openEHR-clinical@lists.openehr.org> >> http://lists.openehr.org/mailman/listinfo/openehr-clinical_lists.openehr.org >> <http://lists.openehr.org/mailman/listinfo/openehr-clinical_lists.openehr.org> > > _______________________________________________ > openEHR-clinical mailing list > openEHR-clinical@lists.openehr.org > http://lists.openehr.org/mailman/listinfo/openehr-clinical_lists.openehr.org
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