tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post17679710849961503..comments2024-02-16T05:17:21.690-05:00Comments on No Moods, Ads or Cutesy Fucking Icons (Reloaded).: Do-It-Yourself ZombiehoodPeter Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06160557746794936786noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-31012438903234699982007-09-24T20:10:00.000-04:002007-09-24T20:10:00.000-04:00Buddhist meditation practices distinguish between ...Buddhist meditation practices distinguish between concentration (attention) and mindfulness (awareness). Concentration is samata, mindfulness is sati.<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/concmind.html<BR/><BR/>Vipassana practice, also known as insight meditation, is about developing both qualities equally. Other forms of Buddhist practice focus more on one or the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-10244438959749230952007-09-14T19:47:00.000-04:002007-09-14T19:47:00.000-04:00I wonder. If we trained ourselves to live in a sta...<I>I wonder. If we trained ourselves to live in a state of constant self-imposed distraction, could we desentientise our own brains...?</I><BR/><BR/>Similar to Buddhists, Taoists etc..?<BR/><BR/>Those who strive to be constantly aware of all the "distractions" ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-45610362044458367372007-09-09T18:18:00.000-04:002007-09-09T18:18:00.000-04:00Sure. But I get coauthorship.Brummell, M., Watts, ...<I>Sure. But I get coauthorship.</I><BR/><BR/>Brummell, M., Watts, P. 2008. Pulling a Homer: Spectacular success in a truncated PhD program by rapid neurological damage and reconstruction. J. Theor. Biol., 250: 17-24.TheBrummellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973380652057861796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-24987015498671896292007-09-08T14:42:00.000-04:002007-09-08T14:42:00.000-04:00The Bruminator askedWhen I go all slack-jawed and ...<B>The Bruminator</B> asked<BR/><BR/><I>When I go all slack-jawed and drooly at my PhD-candicacy exams this fall, and my rampant procrastination / blogging habits come into the discussion, can I quote you here?</I><BR/><BR/>Sure. But I get coauthorship.<BR/><BR/><BR/><B>Tim</B> pointed out that<BR/><BR/><I>Siri talked at first about how Sarasti seemed to be off in his own little world, barely Peter Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160557746794936786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-9889593716494907722007-09-08T02:51:00.000-04:002007-09-08T02:51:00.000-04:00I wonder what would happen if those neural cluster...I wonder what would happen if those neural clusters went from competition to cooperation. Obviously this seems to fly in the face of natural selection but if you look at the ecosystem there are plenty of species that cooperate with each other in a mutually beneficial way. If neural clusters were able to do this who knows what we could squeeze out of it?<BR/><BR/>On another note remember that Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608968137302598362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-58439726441422213782007-09-07T18:20:00.000-04:002007-09-07T18:20:00.000-04:00I wonder. If we trained ourselves to live in a sta...<I>I wonder. If we trained ourselves to live in a state of constant self-imposed distraction, could we desentientise our own brains...?</I><BR/><BR/>We could also learn how to throw ourselves at the ground and miss.<BR/><BR/>Flying zombies... Mmmm...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200643316827244086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-36980759874972505342007-09-07T16:04:00.000-04:002007-09-07T16:04:00.000-04:00I wonder. If we trained ourselves to live in a sta...<I>I wonder. If we trained ourselves to live in a state of constant self-imposed distraction, could we desentientise our own brains...?</I><BR/><BR/>IM. Email alerts that dance and sign when you get new mail. The telephone. Text messages. Drop-ins demanding I pay attention them right NOW .. my life is full of self-imposed distraction.Brian Dunbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952894032434503816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-72151191094290995592007-09-07T04:55:00.000-04:002007-09-07T04:55:00.000-04:00finally a scientifically based arguement to use wh...finally a scientifically based arguement to use when the health and saftey officials demand i turn off the radio or my mp3 player in the lab.<BR/>"no really, it will increase my productivity!"tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532371829872272855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-26518562593251659252007-09-06T17:43:00.000-04:002007-09-06T17:43:00.000-04:00Does this mean mothers are the best candidates for...Does this mean mothers are the best candidates for world domination?LoopdiLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071128534047439266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-5736766760348479342007-09-06T15:09:00.000-04:002007-09-06T15:09:00.000-04:00I wonder. If we trained ourselves to live in a sta...<I>I wonder. If we trained ourselves to live in a state of constant self-imposed distraction, could we desentientise our own brains...?</I><BR/><BR/>When I go all slack-jawed and drooly at my PhD-candicacy exams this fall, and my rampant procrastination / blogging habits come into the discussion, can I quote you here?TheBrummellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973380652057861796noreply@blogger.com