The Code of Enlightenment

The Rite of Setting Down

Not finished. Set down.

Reference
CoE-0014
Category
ritual
Text revision
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A proposed form, alone or with others. About two minutes. Passing and adapting the movements are ordinary options.

Put one work object aside, or turn a screen away if you can.

Say one sentence about what was done. It may be: Nothing was made today.

Leave a note for whoever needs to continue. One next step is enough. Do not leave an urgent safety duty unassigned in order to finish a ritual.

Then say, alone or together:

The work is set down.

What remains unfinished is not the measure of a life.

We may return. We may also need to leave it for someone else.

Keep a little quiet, or simply stop.

The work is not owed an account of the rest of your evening.