A. FOCUS
1. Attention: focus on every detail of the experience much more intently than normal.
Ex: with each bite, notice as much as you can about the flavor and texture
Ex: try to hear every distinct instrument in the music as it comes in and fades out
2. Savoring: try to extend and enhance enjoyable moments by using "metacognition" - become aware of how much you're enjoying the thing and how great you feel it is, even as you're experiencing it.
Ex: rem...
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Stability vs Acceleration
Written: September 30, 2018 | Released: August 13, 2021
I think one of the big choices to be made in life (once basic needs are well met) is whether to try to optimize more for a life of stability or for a life of acceleration. There is a tension between these two types of lives because they imply making different decisions in many realms.
From what I can tell, the significant majority of people on this planet (even among those who have their basic needs already well met) seek a life that...
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