Adaptive Freedom

The process of becoming adaptively free takes place in your lived experience. If it is true, as the philosophy of Adaptive Freedom claims that we make or shape ourselves in the context of our life as we live it, then it is in acting and experimenting followed by observing results and reflecting on their consequences that we learn and grow. Adaptive freedom is therefore action-based learning. While the effective use of your mental capacities is important Adaptive freedom holds that ultimately you do not ‘think’ yourself into meaningful and purposive action, you ‘act’ yourself into meaningful and purposeful thinking. You should look therefore to become aware of and understand your behavior, especially when it is automatic or appears to occur without your conscious approval. This involves improving your capacity for focused attention and self-awareness.