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“Thirteen Recurrent Domains of Human Concerns: Possible Breakdowns 1. BODY: health, sickness, injury, availability and unavailability for meetings and appointments. 2. PLAY or AESTHETICS: entertainment, recreation, art, and appreciation of art. 3. SOCIABILITY: opening new conversations, making new…” quote by Fernando Flores
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““Thirteen Recurrent Domains of Human Concerns: Possible Breakdowns 1. BODY: health, sickness, injury, availability and unavailability for meetings and appointments. 2. PLAY or AESTHETICS: entertainment, recreation, art, and appreciation of art. 3. SOCIABILITY: opening new conversations, making new friends, maintaining friendships, breaking friendships, trusting what others say, establishing trust for yourself. 4. FAMILY: having children, education of children, marriage. 5. WORK: completing actions you have committed to take, doing your job. 6. EDUCATION: gaining competence, skill in some area. 7. CAREER: choosing a direction to take in life, choosing a career or profession to prepare for and follow. 8. MONEY or PRUDENCE: having sufficient money to support yourself, your salary, reputation among others you deal with. 9. MEMBERSHIP: participation in club, professional, organizational, or government institutions; gaining membership in societies, clubs, or other organizations; becoming a citizen. 10. WORLD: politics, the environment, other countries or cultures. 11. DIGNITY: self-respect, self-esteem, lack of self-esteem, conflicts between your standards of action and your actions. 12. SITUATION: disposition, temperament, outlook, emotions, judgments about “how things are going.” 13. SPIRITUALITY: philosophy, poetry, religion, humor (laughing about our nonacceptance of the facticity of life, not being burdened by it).””

Fernando Flores

About This Quote

Source Article: “Thirteen Recurrent Domains of Human Concerns” by Fernando Flores, 2020

A taxonomy of the major life areas that shape human experience, from physical health to spiritual meaning, highlighting where breakdowns occur.

In simple terms: Key life domains that affect wellbeing.

Key Takeaway

Identify which domain needs attention now.

Themes

health relationships career finance identity spirituality

Mood

reflective analytical

Type

categorical framework

When to use this quote

  • personal planning
  • relationship counseling
  • career coaching
  • financial budgeting
  • environmental activism

Key Concepts

human needs systems thinking wellbeing

Questions to Reflect On

  • Which domain feels most out of balance?
  • How can you address multiple domains together?
A Different Perspective

Each domain interacts, so focusing on one may neglect others.

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