---
feed: "DANIEL_ON_SLOPE"
content_date: 2020-03-02
codex_section: "S03"
codex_candidate: true
source: Scotomaville
source_file: 01.00-toc.pdf
chapter: 01.00-toc
total_pdf_pages: 15
volume: v1
title: Leaving Scotomaville
monomyth_stage: "02 - Call to Adventure"
category:
- awareness
- expedition
tags:
- scotoma
- self-mastery
- personal-everest
- journey-with-purpose
- awareness
- blind-spots
- ai-guided
- minyan
- self-understanding
- expedition
summary: I open Volume 1 with the table of contents for Leaving Scotomaville, framing our expedition as a journey to self-understanding and away from blind spots. By sharing my experiences cycling across America and the IMPARTATION METHODOLOGY, I call you to join in gaming your biases with AI and a supportive minyan. This hopeful start empowers us to turn the life we inherited into the outcomes we design.
qr_links:
- https://scotomaville.com/digital-locations
- https://www.youtube.com/c/scotomaville
- https://scotomaville.com/discuss
- https://scotomaville.com
---

# 01.00-toc

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The left page of this spread features a large photograph occupying the lower half, showing the rear view of a small red Fiat 500 driving away down a narrow, leaf-strewn forest path lined with tall green trees; a wicker picnic basket is strapped to the roof, and a large black circular postmark stamp overlays the right side of the image, reading “LEAVING SCOTOMAVILLE” with a vintage “PAR AVION” design. Above the photo sits the book’s title “SCOTOMAVILLE” in large bold black lettering, preceded by the subtitle “AN INTERACTIVE - AI GUIDED - SELF-MASTERY EXPEDITION FOR LEAVING” in smaller uppercase text. A boxed quote in the upper left reads: “The Greatest Expedition you will ever undertake is the journey to self-understanding, for the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.” attributed to “DANIEL J COMP” in a dark gray box.  

The right page is a standard copyright page with the word “COPYRIGHT” in large bold type at the top, followed by dense legal text, a list of filming locations across the U.S., web and YouTube links, ISBN details, and the footer “LEAVING SCOTOMAVILLE.” The central car photograph feels metaphorical rather than purely documentary, using the tiny red Fiat and the postmark stamp as visual shorthand for departure from one’s blind spots (“scotoma”), with the autumn leaves and winding path evoking a journey motif.

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Leaving SCOTOMAVILLE
Copyright © 2020-2024 by Daniel J Comp and Angelina Musik-Comp
All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in a book review, or in the use for Veteran,
First Responder or Law Enforcement recovery and wellness.
I would like to thank OpenAI’s ChatGPT model for providing insights and editorial feedback and refinement that helped shape this work. The thoughts, insights, and final articulations are my own.
Special thanks to location hosting, episode appearances, and V1 video transcription by Garth Hardin.
Filmed on location (tour map): 
Pacific Northwest: Bellingham, WA; Semiahmoo, Blaine, WA; Stanwood, WA; Maryhill Memorial, WA; White Pass WA; Chelan WA; 
Plymouth WA; Mount Hood Meadows, OR; White River Snow Park, Mt. Hood, OR; Hood River, OR; Bend, OR; Three Mile Canyon, OR; 
California, Nevada: BLM, Susanville, CA; Oroville, CA; Washoe Lake, NV; Rye Patch, NV; Pine Flat Lake, CA; Lake Cahuilla La Quinta, CA; 
Barstow, CA; French Camp, Tom’s Place, CA; Idaho, Montana, Wyoming: Coeur d’Alene, ID; Twin Falls ID; Murtough Lake, ID; 3 Island 
Crossing, ID; Scotch Pines GC, ID; Rigby, ID; Missoula MT; Billings, MT; Clark Canyon Res, MT; Rocky Point, Belle Fourche, MT; Casper WY;  
Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona: Piute Reservoir, UT; Jordanelle Reservoir, UT; Bald Mountain, UT; Bonneville Salt Flats, UT; Little 
Salt Lake UT; Sand Hollow, Hurricane, UT; Purgatory Resort, CO; Longmont, CO; Chatfield State Park, Littleton, CO; Grand Junction, CO; 
Albuquerque, NM; Bottomless Lakes, Roswell, NM; Caballo Lake, NM; Elephant Butte, NM; VLA Radio Observatory, NM; Lake Pleasant, 
AZ; Homolovi Ruins, AZ; Scottsdale, AZ; BLM, Tusayan AZ; BLM, Quartzsite, AZ; Potato Patch CG, Jerome, AZ; Porter Spring, Roosevelt, 
AZ; Apache Gold, San Carlos, AZ; Roper Lake State Park, AZ; Fool Hollow, Show Low, AZ; Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota:; Wichita KS; 
Lake Kanopolis, KS; Wilson Lake, KS; Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton, SD; Platte Creek Rec Area, SD; Badlands National Park, SD; Lake 
Mcconaughy NE; Oklahoma, Texas: Oklahoma City, OK; Bear Creek Cove, OK; Lake Texoma, OK/TX; Tulsa, OK; Lawton, OK; Wichita Falls, 
TX; Lake Lavon, TX; Littlefield, TX; Van Horn, TX; Palmetto S.P., TX; League City, TX; Yegua Creek, Somerville, TX; Waco, TX; Lake Whitney, 
TX; Canyon Lake, TX; Clear Lake, Princeton, TX; Cedar Hill State Park, TX;
Web Syndication by Intelligent Netware: https://scotomaville.com/digital-locations
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/scotomaville Twitter https://twitter.com/scotomaville
Discussion and peer support: https://scotomaville.com/discuss
Printed in the United States of America
First Printing of Volume 1, 2020, Second Printing V1-2, 2022, Third Printing V1-3, 2023, Fourth Printing V1-3, 2024
ISBN: 978-1-09832-546-6
Daniel Comp
PO Box 171, Mosier, OR 97040
https://scotomaville.com
COPYRIGHT

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The desire to understand ourselves, to unravel the mystery of WIDWID—Why I Do What I Do—connects us all.
It’s a question I have pursued by cycling across America on three inspiring Journeys with a Purpose.

After decades of mishaps and 50,000 miles dragging an 
Airstream I no longer view Know Thyself as a luxury or a full-out competition with AI. With a team of like-mind
ed thinkers (a self-defined minyan) empowered by a super-reasoning engine, I am becoming a thought leader
and a sage celebrating the later execution phases of my 
Personal Everest with the help of a digital Sherpa.

Remember your first journey? I was hopeful yet unprepared, like a Fiat 500 strapped with a useless burden on my back. At first, this image represented my idealistic youthful exploration, a journey both under
powered and naive. Recently, I discovered a double meaning in the word ‘Fiat’ itself. Beyond the name of a car, it refers to a decree, an authoritative commandment. In my journey, these were the self-imposed life
commandments from false conclusions I formed of misspoken judgments that had shaped my worldview. 
It was as if the very mascot of my exploration challenged me to escape the self-tyranny of my thinking. 
W.H. Murray noted we experience ‘all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way.’ The discovery of the Fiat’s
symbolic richness was one such unforeseen incident that deepened my journey.

Let Scotomaville guide you on your ‘Personal Everest,’ empowering you to share your wisdom and warning and to muster the courage to champion the rapidly accelerating changes we face. Join me by turning
the life you inherited into the outcomes you design.
April 27, 2024

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AUTHORS + ABSTRACT
AUTHORS CURATORS
Daniel believes; “The Greatest Expedition you will ever undertake is the journey to self-un
derstanding, for the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but in see
ing with new eyes.” He is a respected husband, 
father, entrepreneur, and Navy Veteran. He’s demonstrated decades of sacrificial commitment
to human achievement using core principles, perseverance, and resourcefulness.

Angelina is the wife of a highly functioning Asperger (me) and co-founder with me of Intelligent
Netware. She is twice awarded by the U.S. S.B.A. In 
2004, she sustained a TBI five days before filming for the Apprentice III. Angelina is the Founder of
Wellness by Choice and a mom with a mission bent on educating and empowering the masses
on how to live smarter and healthier.
SCOTOMAVILLE ABSTRACT
■  BACKGROUND - WWDWWD
Most people respond to chaos and stress with coping mechanisms, amygdala hijackings, and reactive behavior.
For some of us, curiosity dominates. We want to know “Why 
We Do What We Do.” and are committed to exploring the unknown... to ‘Know Thyself’. The Author cycled across
America three times asking this.
The pandemic has challenged us with hardships, losses, setbacks, 
missed opportunities, and personal drama. (1) Americans are weary of rapidly accelerating change.
We are flooded with messaging that games our biological and psychological bents (2). Emotions easily overwhelm our reasoning
to control our actions. We’re further conflicted by being 100% 
wrong 50% of the time. (3) (4)
We’re hoodwinked and bamboozled by tech, media, and popular narratives using trickery, flattery, and omission. (5) The adage to
‘Know Thyself’ is no longer a luxury. It’s become a full-out competition with supercomputers pointed at our brains. (6)

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**urls:** `https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33711676/`  `https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8402266/`  `https://www.ted.com/talks/kathryn_schulz_on_being_wrong/transcript`  `https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yossi-Yassour/e/B08XJNFCNK/`  `https://www.humanetech.com/who-we-are#team`  `https://www.wired.com/video/watch/yuval-harari-tristan-harris-humans-get-hacked`  `https://intelligentnetware.com`  `https://scotomaville.com/digital-locations`  `https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._H._Murray`  `https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_wager`

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■  METHODS - IMPARTATION
The Scotomaville program deploys the unique IMPARTATION 
METHODOLOGY, designed to guide participants in self-reflection and personal growth through video modeling. This
methodology unfolds in a structured manner:
I Do - You Watch:
Drawing from our extensive experience as pioneers in the media, marketing, and web technology sectors since 1997,
we video-journal our personal ‘journey with purpose’. 
Through these recordings, we share and demonstrate 15 
invaluable mental tools, tests, and insights that enable resilience in facing challenges. Participants, armed with just a
smartphone, can emulate our perseverance as we navigate adversities such as Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD, and more.
We Do - We Watch:
The program is more than just watching; it’s engaging. 
Fifty-three episodes are complemented by a comprehensive 
400+ page guide, enriched with opportunities for online discussions. Subscribers benefit from peer support, mentor
ing, and personalized guidance. Furthermore, the extensive digital reach, spanning over 4500 affiliated websites, allows
for participant and sponsor recognition.
You Do - I Watch:
The Scotomaville journey doesn’t end with passive learning. Upcoming offerings include transformative base camp
summits, private retreats, and expeditions for leaders. With the program’s licensed platform, certified leaders can guide
individuals and groups, encouraging them to tread the transformative path we demonstrate.

■  FINDINGS - SELF-GAMING
By climbing a ‘Personal Everest’ and testing for oneself, the claims of W.H. Murray, and the Authors that Expeditions
are filled with “unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no one could have dreamt
would have come their way” (9) you can develop clarity, 
stability, healing, and successes by gaming your biases.
Self-mastery begins with awareness of one’s physical and mental self. When combined with understanding, support,
and discipline, incremental character change transforms one’s beliefs, attitudes, and behavior.
SCOTOMAVILLE reveals the intricate interdependence between our gut and brain, demonstrating how sleep patterns
and stress levels influence our choices. By emphasizing the perils of tackling challenges solo and showcasing action
able insights and examples, the program empowers individuals to recognize and navigate their inherent cognitive
biases.
■  CONCLUSION - PERSONAL EVEREST
A ‘Personal Everest’ is a journey with a purpose. “But at least learn your inability... and ask the remedy for it.
Learn of those who have been bound like you... These are people who know the way which you would follow,
and who are cured of an ill of which you would be cured. 
Follow the way by which they began...“
Blaise Pascal - Pascals Wager (10)
A Personal Everest is a journey with a purpose. It is a self-defined expedition of personal development, with support and
guidance from peers and the Author, and analysis by AI.
SCOTOMAVILLE is an unconventional and effective self-help model and platform with a convincing challenge: We can
change our life experiences by gaming our own handicaps, 
strengthening alliances, challenging our shortcomings and changing our false beliefs by taking on our Personal Everest.

(1) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33711676/(2) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8402266/(3) https://www.ted.com/talks/kathryn_schulz_on_being_wrong/transcript
(4) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yossi-Yassour/e/B08XJNFCNK/(5) https://www.humanetech.com/who-we-are#team
(6) https://www.wired.com/video/watch/yuval-harari-tristan-harris-humans-get-hacked
(7) https://intelligentnetware.com
(8) https://scotomaville.com/digital-locations
(9) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._H._Murray
(10) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_wager

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v1 CONTENT
01
PAGE 24
PAGE 30
02
PAGE 44
04
ABUNDANT SCARCITY
The global pandemic exposed most people’s core
beliefs including price gouging and hording.
PAGE 38
03
MISPERCEPTION
The sleeves illusion demonstrates chapters 1 and 2 at the same time.
Combined with storytelling it is a convincing display of our vulnerability.
PAGE 52
05
ABUNDANT AWARENESS
Awareness comes with a penalty. The more you
know, the more you know what you don’t know.
SCOTOMA
PATTERN
RECOGNITION
From birth our biology betrays our awareness. Seeing the world as
it really is requires a shift in our beliefs. This exersize will do it.

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are
challenged to change ourselves.”
Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl
Our 20 watt brain is wired to cut
corners and jump to conclusions.

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HIEROGLYPHICS
Storytelling is a superpower. 
It’s been used to induce fear and compliance for millennia. Its easy
to create an amygdala hijacking.
PAGE 62
06
PAGE 70
07
ONION PEELING
wdidwid? Why do i do what i do? Master this
skill and you’ll get out of scotomaville.
PAGE 78
08
FIXATION
With power comes responsibility. Learn to
throttle your attention and focus.

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09
PAGE 86
PAGE 94
10
PAGE 108
12
IT NEEDS WORK
We miss the best opportunities for growth because
opportunity goes around looking like hard work.
PAGE 100
11
FEED YOUR GUT
You and I are 90% microbe and only 10% 
human. There’s a coup underway. Expose it with a simple question - when you look
down - do you see your shoes or your gut?
PAGE 114
13
STRENGTHS OFFENDER
We wound others with our strengths - which are our
perfected coping mechanisms for early wounds.
EMOTIONAL
VOCABULARY
CREATING SILENCE
Crossing a gaping crevasse is easier than mastering an emotional
vocabulary. Trust me on this one.
When you can hear your inner voice
then you can escape walled gardens.
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TRIANGULATION
Never go-it-alone. You need no less than three facets to have
confidence and grit to summit your personal everest.
PAGE 122
14
PAGE 132
15
CURVES
Life has curves. they are everywhere. Learn to
recognize and leverage them for awareness.
PAGE 144
16
SEGUE
a smooth transition to the next volume with
a shocking example of onus probandi.

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v2 CONTENT
2.00
PAGE 160
PAGE 170
2.01
PAGE 202
2.04
PATIENCE
Waiting for outcomes is tough. What if the delay is
‘Bread and Circuses’?
PAGE 192
2.03
EXPECTATIONS
Unmet expectations are windows to our beliefs. You can get a grip on your
emotional roller coasters.
PAGE 214
2.05
PREPARATION
Acting ‘as-if’, pivoting with multiple strategies, over
coming challenges by mental preparation.
PRELUDE
PERSISTENCE
We can learn by observation in order to mimic. Daniel jumps to a
conclusion... so you don’t so much.
‘Know Thyself’ is no longer a luxury
- it’s a full on 
competition.
PAGE 180
2.02
PROCESS
Learning HOW 
to learn will accelerate skill
and life mastery.

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SETBACKS
Developing your ‘WHY’ for maintaining independence by taking personal
responsibility will serve you well.
PAGE 226
2.06
PAGE 236
2.07
STRATEGY I
Incrementally building a strong strategy will
help, as will paying attention to little things.
PAGE 248
2.08
STRATEGY II
Develop a solid strategy to cope, shift, and pivot
with your mistakes, errors and faults.

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v2 CONTENT
2.09
PAGE 258
PAGE 284
2.11
SATISFACTION
Understanding our innate biases and shortcuts can
lead us to find satisfaction in the midst of challenges.
PAGE 270
2.10
SQUALLS
How do you handle decision-making during a deluge, downpour or a squall? WDYDWYD?
SUBTLETIES
Learning to not just HEAR - but to really LISTEN is a greatly
undervalued skill.

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SELF-CARE
Living ‘the dream’ comes with surprises. Unwrap your psychology
and physiology by mimicking wellness and longevity.
PAGE 298
2.12
PAGE 318
2.13
STORIES
We begin life with the story we are handed.
Fortunately, that’s not the end of our tale.

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v3 CONTENT
3.00
PAGE 336
PAGE 342
3.01
PAGE 364
3.04
MEASURING PROGRESS
What’s the measure of transformation and
self-mastery?
PAGE 356
3.03
PACE & SEQUENCE
How much, how often? The pace of your production should follow your actual
learning becasue it takes time to grow dendrites and believe the new you.
PAGE 372
3.05
INFLECTION
character change happens on a curve. At some point
there’s an obvious pivot, as when the old is no longer.
QUICK START
FINDING WY
Expecting others to follow isn’t freedom or wise. Pivoting away
from an error is. The reward is in giving your freedom to others.
Knowing how and what are impotent
compared to knowing why.
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3.02
ROPED-UP
Going it alone is certain calamity,
as is being roped-in. 
Differentiate.

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The page is a two-column table of contents layout for the section "Leaving SCOTOMAVILLE." The dominant visual is a large, high-altitude photograph of a snow-covered mountain summit with three climbers in full technical gear. The central figure, a smiling older man in a blue jacket and helmet, holds the camera for a selfie while giving a thumbs-up; two other climbers in black and green suits stand behind him against a backdrop of jagged peaks and clouds.

A small inset square in the upper left repeats a cropped version of the same mountain scene, labeled "3.06" over a dark gray bar marked "PAGE 390." The left column features a dark gray panel with the heading "MINYAN" and its definition, followed by "HEROES" (3.07, page 400) and "FINALE" (3.08, page 412) with short descriptive lines. The right column shows a white panel with the heading "RESURRECTION" (3.09, page 428) and its description about modeling the human condition.

A small "DALL-E 2" logo appears in the upper right of the mountain image. The page title "LEAVING SCOTOMAVILLE" is printed in bold at the bottom right. The overall design uses bold typography, numbered boxes, and a dramatic outdoor backdrop that matches the book's expedition theme.

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MINYAN
A mental advisory board for Ai to reflect, assess, and advise. Imagine
the peers you want to mirror and gift them pursuasive power.
PAGE 390
3.06
PAGE 400
3.07
HEROES
Every hero has a challenge. The best of us ex
press genes as a result
PAGE 412
3.08
FINALE
There’s a curve ahead. 
I’m certain of this.
Finally.
PAGE 428
3.09
RESURRECTION
Modeling for AI the human condition
between entropy and providence