And this article explains why. “”On social media, people can think they have real-life fans. But what is really happening is the mutual fanning of false love and false fame,” said Hafiz.”
As humans, we love to think that our efforts can make a difference somewhere in the world. We like to believe that by being involved, we are improving others and ourselves. But on social media, things are somehow concealed. In the world where information is abundance, the tendency toward narcissism... Read more
‘New Yorker’ essayist Jia Tolentino, MFA ’14, explores the ‘peculiar effects’ of self-deception, self-destruction, and the performance of identity in ‘Trick Mirror.’
Sorry religious beliefs are not delusions – even the flying spaghetti monster ones we have – Delusions are fixed beliefs about something that are not based in reality, and that others in the same culture, religion or other social group do not share.
Delusions are false and irrational beliefs that someone holds onto – even when there is evidence that they’re not real. Find out about the different types, and how delusions can be treated.
“Where was I? What was I saying?” We all can be a little forgetful, confused or lack focus from time to time. Learn six common causes for brain fog and how to remedy it.
AgingBooth, one of the most popular iPhone & iPad apps still FREE on the App Store! What will you look like when you’re old? And what about your friends? Find out with AgingBooth, an easy to use and amazing face aging machine on your iPhone & iPad. AgingBooth is a funny (or scary!) way to insta... Read more
Forgetting appointments and dates.
Forgetting recent conversations and events.
Feeling increasingly overwhelmed by making decisions and plans.
Having a hard time understanding directions or instructions.
Losing your sense of direction.
Losing the ability to organize tasks.
Becoming more impulsive.
Not recommended.
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You may chalk forgetfulness and memory problems up to signs of aging, but they could be something more. Here are ways to recognize the signs of cognitive decline and how you can help slow down the process.
Ok. Only if you have nice ideas. Don’t bother if you don’t.
Does Suicidal Ideation Influence Memory? A Study of the Role of Violent Daydreaming in the Relationship Between Suicidal Ideation and Everyday Memory - Carol Chu, Matthew C. Podlogar, Megan L. Rogers, Jennifer M. Buchman-Schmitt, Jacob H. Negley, Thomas E. Joiner, 2016
Individuals at risk for suicide experience periods of emotional, enduring, and vivid thoughts about their death by suicide and frequently report violent daydrea...
True. heres a quote “A recent Harvard study found that our memory plays a crucial role in our creative capabilities. It revealed that when we reminisce about something we’ve experienced about in the past, it utilizes something known as episodic memory. This in turn helps to trigger divergent, or creative, thinking.” from this old article https://adigaskell.org/2015/09/08/the-link-between-memory-and-creativity/
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Creativity is a trait that is widely sought in a whole range of roles as organizations attempt to adapt to the ever changing world we operate in. Creating the right environment for creativity is often far from easy however. A recent Harvard study found that our memory plays a crucial role in our cre... Read more
Many kinds of creativity result from combination of mental representations. This paper provides a computational account of how creative thinking can arise from combining neural patterns into ones tha...
but… “If all of the platonic world is contained within some of the mental world, all of the mental world is contained is some of the physical world and all of the physical world is contained within some of the Platonic something is broken!”
The three worlds – the Platonic mathematical, the physical and the mental all interacting with three great mysteries yielding one very interesting paradox.
A little more than a month ago, I was studying in the library and saw a rather big and conspicuous book on the shelf called The Book to Reality. I picked it up and started reading casually, but was…
Oura Ring: the most accurate sleep and activity tracker is all about you: it measures the physiological signals of your body, understands your lifestyle, and guides you to make your own optimal daily choices. The ring features scientifically validated sleep tracking and personalized guidance.
The Oura ring claims to measure different sleep stages to encourage healthy lifestyle changes. It's more discreet than a wrist-based wearable but still is a little chunky
And this article explains why. “”On social media, people can think they have real-life fans. But what is really happening is the mutual fanning of false love and false fame,” said Hafiz.”
Delusional folks are the least of your worries in the scary social scene
ironically social media is the biggest delusion going
Sorry religious beliefs are not delusions – even the flying spaghetti monster ones we have – Delusions are fixed beliefs about something that are not based in reality, and that others in the same culture, religion or other social group do not share.
It would need to work for AI hallucinations too.
A brain fogger app would be good if you could put it in reverse mode. If that’s a thing…
Highly recommended. look at yourself being old then the mirror doesn’t seem too bad.
And get an app that makes you look old too. This looks ok, anyone?
Forgetting appointments and dates.
Forgetting recent conversations and events.
Feeling increasingly overwhelmed by making decisions and plans.
Having a hard time understanding directions or instructions.
Losing your sense of direction.
Losing the ability to organize tasks.
Becoming more impulsive.
Not recommended.
Ok. Only if you have nice ideas. Don’t bother if you don’t.
Not really related but every time you have a conversation, you are inviting someone to ghost-write bits of your autobiography. Read this if you care
True. heres a quote “A recent Harvard study found that our memory plays a crucial role in our creative capabilities. It revealed that when we reminisce about something we’ve experienced about in the past, it utilizes something known as episodic memory. This in turn helps to trigger divergent, or creative, thinking.” from this old article https://adigaskell.org/2015/09/08/the-link-between-memory-and-creativity/
the idea reminded me of this…
but… “If all of the platonic world is contained within some of the mental world, all of the mental world is contained is some of the physical world and all of the physical world is contained within some of the Platonic something is broken!”
It’s math’s Universe, it came first, before time, before matter, before consciousness and before ideas.
Read Roger Penrose for more on this idea. He is not ashamed to say the universe is made of these 3 things. Nothing Else.
The magic number strikes again https://astudentforever.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/roger-penroses-three-worlds-and-three-deep-mysteries-theory/
you can get necklaces that do it too
Weird – this measures your sleeping patterns too. Want one!
Done oura measures your heart rate https://www.wired.co.uk/article/oura-ring-uk-sleep-tracking#:~:text=The%20ring%2C%20which%20is%20designed,track%20day%2Dtime%20activity%20too.