STABLE DATUM
Any part or factor (which itself may or may not be correct or true) in a confusion that an individual selects out as a known and secure thing by which to relate and align the rest of the parts of the confusion, thereby lessening or bringing order into the confusion. (For more on stable data and confusions read The Problems of Work by L. Ron Hubbard.)
From the AOGP Abridged Scientology Dictionary — based on original LRH source materials, updated through 1982.
Usage
When a person faces a confusion in life or work, they select one fact or idea as a known, secure thing and use it to align everything else around it. That chosen reference point is their stable datum for that area.
Why It Matters
The stable datum is a fundamental concept for bringing order to confusion, since without one fixed point to orient from, a person cannot sort out the other parts of a confusing situation and remains overwhelmed by it.
Related Concepts
- CONFUSION — Any jumble of things, communications, actions, thoughts etc., that don't apparently make sense.
- PROBLEM — Anything which has opposing sides of equal force, especially postulate counter- postulate, intention counter- intention or idea counter-idea.
- ART — (The basic definition) ART is a word which summarizes the QUALITY OF COMMUNICATION.
- HAT — Slang for the title and work of a post in a Scientology Organization; taken from the fact that in many professions, such as railroading, the type of hat worn is the badge of the' job.
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