This is a shameless appeal
for donations for what may be my last major project :).
I am now 82 years old, and I think I can accomplish one more major work. But I need your help and your donations. I am looking for funding to complete a comprehensive academic book about how we humans evolved from animals who lived in the eternal present to our ability to manage time with a past, present, and future, which has made us the most powerful species on the planet. This is based on my fourteen-year non-profit blog that has over 125 in-depth articles or about 2000 pages. It has registered over half a million page views and also over 1200 followers on an academic site. The book will be free and copyright-free (Creative Commons Copyright) to college students, universities, etc. It will be about 300 pages and fully illustrated. I am hoping to raise at least several thousand dollars. All donors will be listed in the book.
Please read the Google AI summary
of some of my work at the bottom of this post.
CONTACT/HOW TO DONATE ADDRESSES:
GO TO:
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SEND MONEY TO:
Deconstructing Time
rick_doble (AT) yahoo.com
14 Year Blog:
DeconstructingTime
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OVERVIEW
QUOTED FROM GOOGLE AI (7/21/2026)
Deconstructing Time is an ongoing academic blog created by author and researcher Rick Doble (M.A., UNC-Chapel Hill). It explores the human experience, consciousness, and perception of time, tracing these developments from the Paleolithic era through to the modern day.
Core Themes Explored
Evolution of Thought: Investigates how early humans, including cavemen, developed foundational concepts of time, memory, and pattern recognition.
Time & Society: Analyzes how the concept of time shifted over history, such as its modern evolution into a tradable commodity.
Human Consciousness: Deconstructs how language and creation myths shaped our intrinsic understanding of time.
Art and Media: Connects temporal concepts to creative works, discussing how photography altered our relationship with moments and how great art uses time as a narrative tool.
Additional Information
Author: Rick Doble (M.A., UNC-Chapel Hill), who has been documenting his theories—collectively referred to as the Human Understanding of Time (HUT)—for over a decade.
Downloads: Many of the long-form essays and entries are neatly compiled and available to view or download as PDF e-books.
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AN EXAMPLE OF HOW MY RESEARCH IS NOW REACHING A LARGE AUDIENCE
QUOTED FROM GOOGLE AI (7/14/2026)
" 'Woven-fiber technology' is an interdisciplinary research term coined by author and researcher Rick Doble. It is used to replace the limiting and domestic connotation of "basket weaving", encapsulating the complex, ancient human skills of creating cordage, textiles, and containers.
The concept deconstructs early human innovation into several key areas:
Deep-Time Origins: The framework argues that this technology was invented long before the Neolithic era. Doble posits that hominins (including Homo habilis) may have developed weaving techniques up to two million years ago, potentially inspired by observing weaverbirds.
Cognitive Development: Proponents of this theory argue that weaving with fibers fundamentally shaped early human cognition. Because weaving requires an understanding of right-angle grids, sequencing, and the final product before gathering materials, it acted as a physical, visual representation of time.
Foundation of Early Civilizations: Far from being a simple nomadic craft, woven-fiber techniques provided the bedrock for Sumerian and Egyptian societies. Technologies such as irrigation, reed boat construction, and early housing all relied directly on advanced manipulation of fibers.
A Modern Research Term: The phrase is increasingly utilized in modern research to re-evaluate artifacts and cognitive milestones in human history."
Reed and woven-fiber technology at its height.
[TOP] This large reed boat is an artist's conception of a boat docking at a Mesopotamian city around 5000 years ago. While a fanciful painting, it is probably not an inaccurate representation of the highly developed reed technology at that time.
While still in the public domain, the link to this picture is no longer available.
[BOTTOM] Like reed cathedrals, large vaulted mudhifs, as they are called, were made entirely from reeds, including the rope. The largest and best-made ones were used for ceremonial purposes and community gatherings. The interiors often displayed dazzling patterns of light as the light came through the intricate weaving work.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mudhif_Reception_Hall_(30943793762).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mudhif_Reception_Hall_(30943793762).jpg
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BTW, with the help of the Internet, I found that I was born on an auspicious day, i.e., the beginning of the Allied breakout known as Operation Cobra, which spelled defeat for Germany. So although I was born on this day, at the same moment, as I was being born, on July 25, 1944, the operation had begun in France.
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