wish
Let an agent explain wishes as expressions of desire, relay psychological, cultural and folkloric perspectives from academic and cultural sources, describe customs and related longings, and distinguish wishes from needs, intentions, prayers and the misfiled drowsiness aliases.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain wishes as expressions of desire, relay psychological, cultural and folkloric perspectives from academic and cultural sources, describe customs and related longings, and distinguish wishes from needs, intentions, prayers and the misfiled drowsiness aliases.
A desire or hope for something to happen or be obtained, expressed in everyday life, in customs such as birthday and Christmas wishes, in folklore through wishing wells, stars and genies, and studied in psychology as a form of desire and motivation, with related notions such as Wanderlust as a longing to travel; the registry aliases also list somnolence and sleep inertia, which are states of drowsiness unrelated to wishing and appear misfiled.
What it is for: Not applicable; a psychological and cultural concept.
It can be explain the concept; relay perspectives; describe customs; distinguish related terms.
Distinguishing features
Desire without commitment
Ritual expression
Folkloric motifs
Psychological study
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a hope expressed in words or ritual.
How it is recognised
Hope for something to happen
Birthday and Christmas wishes, wishing wells and stars, Wanderlust
A need is a requirement; an intention is a plan; a prayer addresses a deity; somnolence is drowsiness, not a wish
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is expressed in - such as birthday customs
appears in - as granted wishes
is contrasted with - a commitment to act
In practice
Families and kinds
everyday wishes and hopes
ritual wishes such as birthday candle and Christmas wishes
folkloric wishes granted by wells, stars and genies
longings such as Wanderlust
wishes in psychology as desires and fantasies
wish fulfilment in psychoanalysis and literature
Standards and regulation
No regulation; consumer rules for wish list features and charities granting wishes
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing wishes with needs or intentions
Registry aliases naming drowsiness states that do not belong
Treating folkloric wishes as literal
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.wish
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a wish is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a wish, and how does it differ from a need, an intention, a prayer and the drowsiness states listed as aliases? definition
- Is the question about wishes, a custom, folklore or a misfiled sleep term? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What are everyday, ritual and folkloric wishes, and what is Wanderlust? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Study Psychology.
Attribution.
Psychology
Psychology of wishing.
Psychology
Psychology.
- How do psychologists study wishes, desires and fantasies, and what is wish fulfilment in psychoanalysis, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Wellbeing
Wishes and wellbeing.
Wellbeing
Wellbeing.
- What does research say about wishing, hope and goal setting, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Culture Customs and folklore.
Sources.
Customs
Customs.
Customs
Customs.
- What wishing customs exist, from birthday candles and Christmas wishes to wishbones and wishing wells? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific custom? action
Folklore
Folklore.
Folklore
Folklore.
- How do folktales treat granted wishes and their consequences? provenance
- Which entry fits three wishes motif? action
Context Charity and language.
Context.
Charity
Wish-granting charities.
Charity
Charity.
- How do wish-granting organisations for seriously ill children operate? provenance
- Which entry fits Make-A-Wish? action
Language
Language.
Language
Language.
- How is wishing expressed grammatically across languages? provenance
- Which entry fits optative mood? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should wish fulfilment and Wanderlust be separate entries?
- How should psychological and cultural sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming somnolence and sleep inertia, which appear misfiled and should be moved