The goal is "a consortium to do something together better than could have been done alone, with one brand name, one bottom line and one vision," said Mr. Rapp, whose decades in direct marketing have earned him honors that include election to the Hall of Fame of the Direct Marketing Association.
It can be done alone or with a guide (digital or human), and with so much hand-wringing about our frenetic, time-poor lifestyles and information overload, it seems to offer a wholesome solution: a quiet port in the storm and an opportunity for self-examination.
"Taking the time to engage in physical activity has important health benefits, and walking is recommended because it is low-cost and can be done alone or with others," said Angela Curl, who researches environment, the human-animal bond, and older adults' physical health at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
"If you watch a scary movie, your adrenaline might go up, just as if you imagine eating something vividly enough, you might start to salivate". Guided imagery can be done alone or with a specialist, such as a sleep doctor, cognitive-behavioral therapist, or hypnotherapist, or by using a tape or CD--but even when prompted by an instructor, the patient should still be the guide.
This process can be done alone, but is much easier with a friend to help.
Homeworks are to be done alone, without help from or discussion with other humans.
Probes were used to clarify if this was done alone or with others and when this happened in the process of working with clients.
Nonsupervised training was done alone or with colleagues in the above-mentioned training rooms.
In 2010, when I wrote a column about the group, Gira had just returned to the idea of Swans, resurrecting the name and putting aside the slightly less intense work that he'd been doing alone, and with a band called Angels of Light.
