A small shelf with a clear purpose.
The launch essays are principally original editorial arguments. The sources below support specific risk and oral-history guidance. They do not establish that the optional practices improve wellbeing or prove any spiritual interpretation. Links were checked during the October 8, 2026 build.
NIST: Generative Artificial Intelligence Profile
Read the publication page or the report (PDF). The 2024 profile discusses confabulation, data privacy, and human-AI configuration among its risk areas. It informs the cautions about verification and dependence in AI-generated reflections and values before advice. It is a risk-management document, not a study validating the exercises on this website.
Oral History Association: ethics and best practices
Read the ethics statement and best-practice guidance. These support the emphasis on informed participation, agreed use, narrator review, and preservation in the family-story guide. The website's worksheet is an editorial planning aid, not the association's form or a legal release.
Library of Congress: preserving family stories
Read Preserving Family Stories. This introduction offers a way into oral-history collections and family interviewing. Use it to broaden your questions, not to assume that any person owes you a recorded story.
Two related places on this website
A working tool versus a trustworthy one examines independent checks. The decision-record worksheet helps preserve what was known at the time of a decision. The Technology section focuses on tools; Living Well asks what those tools are for.
How this shelf will grow
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