added chalant to the list of ideas

Author: busterbenson

ideas.md

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 What does a life deserving of human dignity require?
 — Martha Nussman
 
+Every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. 
+— Walt Whitman
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 ## Index of Ideas I'm Mulling
 *An alphabetized list of ideas I keep coming back to for some reason.*
 
 - [Blagenflorble](#blagenflorble)
 - [Brackishness](#brackishness)
 - [Calendar and Clock Systems](#calendar-and-clock-systems)
 - [The Capabilities Approach](#the-capabilities-approach)
+- [Chalant](#chalant)
 - [Codex Vitae](#codex-vitae-aka-book-of-life-or-book-of-beliefs)
 - [Cognitive Biases](#cognitive-biases)
 - [Prisoner's Dilemma](#prisoners-dilemma)
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+### Chalant
+Chalant is the opposite of nonchalant. Where nonchalance is cool, casual, and unaffected, chalant comes in hot, tries too hard, and is overly earnest and awkward. But on the other hand, it's also true to our unfiltered, uncurated, authentic self. It's the opposite of trying to fit in in order to get along with others. It's a refusal to be inauthentic in exchange for acceptance. A demand for authenticity, even at the risk of not being accepted. Permission to stay connected to what we really care about, and who we really are, even if it's not legible or rewarded by others or the world. 
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+*Updates:*
+- 02.17.2024: [Chalant added to to the idea list](https://medium.com/@buster/chalant-added-to-the-idea-list-2f47fbdbc7ad)
+- 05.31.2023: [47 — CHALANT! ☄️](https://buster.medium.com/47-chalant-515c3ad09051)
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 ### Codex Vitae (aka Book of Life or Book of Beliefs)
 This is an idea coined by [Robin Sloan](https://www.robinsloan.com/) in his book [Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore](https://www.robinsloan.com/books/penumbra/). The idea is to write a book, the Codex Vitae or Book of Life, that represents everything one has learned in their life. I think of it less as a perfect representation of my life or beliefs or thoughts, and more of a snapshot of how I saw the world and which parts of my worldview I would most like to pass on. It's not an easy thing to write, but it's quite rewarding to attempt.