Tactic 001. Proof. September 24, 1985
My mind is full of models. When I was ten, I decided I’d do something good with them when I was in my fifties. When I was fifteen, I decided I’d use my model of energy transfer to launch an eco-project based on the ideas of Carl Sagan, Buckminster Fuller, and the Native American philosophies I learned from Tom Brown, Jr. and Stalking Wolf, at the Tracker School in the summers of 1984 and 1985.
I saw the movie Back to the Future in August 1985. This movie inspired me to think about creating a time capsule that couldn’t be erased or lost. I knew that people in the future would say this story was “unbelievable”. I never liked that word, so I decided to make this story “believable” by creating proof on a permanent record. That’s why I decided to buy a piece of land in the woods.
I knew that if I created a permanent record, it would reduce the number of people in the future who would say that my eco-project was “unbelievable”. On the whole, this kind of move makes it more “believable”.
I bought the land on this deed with money I made mowing lawns while visualizing the lawn-mowing business between April 1985 and September 1985.
This is the HQ for Project Honeylight.
There were three outcomes I planned to achieve with this:
I wanted to make this story more believable by creating a permanent record.
I thought it would be cool to have a cabin in the woods to hatch a plan.
It helps to create milestones in the future so I can reverse engineer from a known point.
I knew if I lived to be around 55, I would be in the position to launch Project Honeylight. The fact that you are reading this means I caught up to the future I imagined when I was fifteen.
Today is February 26, 2024. By December 31, 2030, I plan to create a system that helps 10,000 beekeepers create pollinator habitat and money through a regenerative business system.
Please note: Project Honeylight is still under construction and I’m still assembling the pieces to get things going. I plan to build, tinker, and test in 2024. It will take a few years to get things dialed in.
I’m telling a bunch of stories on the Practical Dreaming podcast series that describe the models that I used to make it this far. I also describe my plans up to the year 2030. This story is about imagining the future in 1985 so I could intercept it around now. The story involves the deed at the top of this page.
Long Game Framework
I use a framework for creating the future that I imagine. I’m demonstrating it as part of the worldbuilding I’m doing for Project Honeylight.
Welcome to the campaign!
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Tactic Id | Tactic 001 |
| Story Id | Story 3 |
| Name | Proof |
| Attributes | World building |
| Date Completed | September 24, 1985 |
| Pattern | Visionary |
| Emotion | Inspiration |
| Timing | Vision sequence (Summer 1985) |
