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時間銀行
The Time Bank inhabitat.com Via The Guardian
In Lyttleton, New Zealand, an unusual currency has been circulating for the past decade, and now it’s gaining attention on a global scale. In the small port town, residents contribute hours to a ‘time bank’ from which others can make withdrawals, effectively allowing community members to trade the skills they possess in exchange for services they need. In a community where time literally is money, local residents have discovered a new kind of wealth.
A time bank is a unique system that places equivalent values on the time of all residents, regardless of occupation. That is to say that one hour of an attorney’s time is worth the same as one hour of childcare services. For every hour of time contributed to the bank, each member earns one credit, to be exchanged for an hour of someone else’s time. When you’re accustomed to attaching dollar amounts to all kinds of services, from house painting to transportation, it can be a little daunting to wrap your mind around the concept of a time bank. That is, until you learn more about how well it works, and you can see all the rhyme and reason at play.
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Lyttleton’s time bank, the first in New Zealand, began in 2005 as a complementary currency system intended to build social ties among community members. In 2010, the area was hit by the first in a string of massive earthquakes that destroyed homes and businesses, disrupted utility services, and damaged hospitals and nature reserves. At that time, the time bank had 30,000 traded hours in total and an average of 400 hours were being traded each month. In the weeks following the earthquake, the number of traded hours more than doubled.
During the earthquake recovery period, the time bank became an essential function in the community and a way to provide the kind of support people truly needed at that time. The bank became a throughway for information and resources of all kinds. In addition to getting “jobs” done, like home repairs, the time bank fostered a sense of cooperation in the community and led to partnerships with other organizations to harness even more resources to respond to residents’ needs. Basically, the time bank has made people care more about others and feel more willing to help one another.
Q:
What do you think the idea of time bank?
Do you willing contribute hours to help other people?
Do you think is a good idea that trading the skills people possess in exchange for services someone they need?
What to do if a friend asked for financial help?
What are the way to provide the kind of mutual support to friends?
How to cherish your time?
How to made people care more about others?
如何獲得新觀念
How to Gain a New Perspective
As a person is growing, that person has a certain way of looking at what happens before his or her eyes. Once you've seen life from a different point of view, you gain a very wide knowledge of your world. Try to see the world from a new perspective! It'll be worth it.
Increase your awareness. One of the most important things in life is to be aware of yourself. To be aware of every step you take, the words you say, and actions you perform is very important. You probably do this already. After the day is over you might be thinking: "I wonder what would've happened if I went to the movies instead of studying." To be aware of yourself is kind of like having a bird's eye view of what you're doing.
Travel. Traveling is an awesome (and fun) way to gain a new perspective. Land yourself in a totally different country from your own and explore the culture. Compare countries and how they value different ideas and rules. For example: In Thailand, driving can be terrifying for an American the first time. The cars move faster and come dangerously close to each other, motorbikes weave through the traffic, people run across busy streets; it is the complete opposite to what an American is used to. After a few weeks though, the heavy traffic, the fast cars and seemingly crazy pedestrians would become normal. When the American returns to America, he or she will think, "I forgot how slow the cars here went."
Clean. Get rid of some of your old stuff that you don't need anymore. Move your furniture around and vacuum in those hard to reach spots. Go through all your drawers and reorganize them. Wash those mirrors, windows, and TV screens. Try to not leave a speck of dust behind. If you do this, you'll be putting your old self in the trash can, and you'll have a blank new perspective to work with.
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Workout. A new body helps you have a new perspective. Those distances you couldn't handle before, you can now do with ease. Picture it.
Q:
How to gain a new perspective?
Can you see life from different point of views?
What are the ways to acquire knowledge?
What are the ways to grow mentally and physically?
What are the benefits of traveling?
What are the benefits of regular exercise?
What do you think of the heavy traffic in Taiwan?
時間真是金錢 紐西蘭辦時間銀行
台灣醒報台灣醒報
【台灣醒報記者黃捷綜合報導】電子商務正夯，但比起雲端貨幣，你聽過「時間貨幣」嗎？在紐西蘭的利特爾頓，這種不尋常的貨幣已經流通了將近十年，近日這種類型交易規則受到全球關注。舉例來說，一個律師和一位保母提供一小時的服務是等價的，存進時間銀行的每個小時，都能平等的換到他人提供的一小時服務。
在利特爾頓這個港岸小鎮，居民可以把時間存進「時間銀行」，並讓他人提領你的時間。時間銀行中，社區成員能用自己擁有的技能交換所需的服務，對小鎮居民來說，時間真的就是金錢，這比支付寶、信用卡更無形，卻一點也不虛擬。
時間銀行的概念強調，無論職業、勞動貴賤，「每個人的時間都等值」，這對習慣使用貨幣交易的人們來說，或許「時間貨幣」的邏輯令人生懼，但在這裡，從住家油漆到交通運輸，一切服務交易都習以為常。
根據《inhabitat》報導，利特爾頓的時間銀行從2005年開始運作，宗旨為建立社區成員之間的社會連結。2010年時，這個小鎮遭強震摧殘，許多家庭和企業受災，公共設施及醫院也停擺，當時，時間銀行存進的小時數爆增到兩倍，平均每個月有400小時交易。
災後復原期間，時間銀行成了當地最重要的支持網絡，人們從那裡獲得資訊及各類資源，不只是修復家園，時間銀行更促進了社區的凝聚意識，導向互助合作、資源分享的夥伴社群，讓居民更關心彼此，也更願意幫助他人。
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