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Mind games, diversions and experiments in phenomonological psychology

Books

The Practicing Mind

The Practicing Mind

When you shift your goal from the product you are trying to achieve to the process of achieving it, a wonderful phenomenon occurs: all pressure drops away. This happens because, when your goal is to pay attention to only what you are doing right now, as long as you are doing just that, you are reaching your goal in each and every moment. Focusing on the process as a reward in itself

Posts

Why did Time Stop

Why did Time Stop

Time dilation has applications in sports, video games, sensations you would like to prolong, or just having an extra 5 minutes to think of a snappy come-back in a split-second of clock time. Perhaps, with a little practice and calibration, these possibilities are closer than we think.
Foolproof Invention-Finding Scheme

Foolproof Invention-Finding Scheme

Are most inventions merely new ways of combining old bits and pieces?
How to Stop Time

How to Stop Time

Quantum physics discovered that consciousness is entangled in matter in some inexplicable ways; but other than the very fast, or very small, or very large, we tend to assume our 'ordinary' reality conforms more to the laws of Newton. Simple cause and effect unfolding with clockwork constancy ---well, it's time to shatter this assumption. Let's stop time.

Bookmarks

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Study Suggests Spins of 'Brain Water' Could Mean Our Minds Use Quantum Computation
In the ongoing work to realize the full potential of quantum computing, scientists could perhaps try peering into our own brains to see what's possible: A new study suggests that the brain actually has a lot in common with a quantum computer.
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40-Hz Binaural beats enhance training to mitigate the attentional blink - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - 40-Hz Binaural beats enhance training to mitigate the attentional blink
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The Psychonauts’ World of Cognitive Enhancers
There is growing availability of novel psychoactive substances (NPS), including cognitive enhancers (CEs) which can be used in the treatment of certain mental health disorders. While treating cognitive deficit symptoms in neuropsychiatric or neurodegenerative ...
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the omega-3 fatty acids effects on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)
Omega-3 fatty acids (omega-3 FAs) have attracted the attention of researchers because of their influence on circulatory levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Our objective was to revi...
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Imagery training for athletes with low imagery abilities
Imagery training, specifically visual and kinesthetic imagery training, is a well-established method of increasing performance in sport. However, some athletes may have impoverished imagery abiliti...
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Could Inducing Lucid Dreams Treat Insomnia and Nightmares?
“Engineering” sleeping consciousness could reduce nightmares, treat insomnia—and even induce specific dreams just for fun
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The individual determinants of morning dream recall - Communications Psychology
The likelihood to recall in the morning that one had a dream and the ability to remember its content are modulated by a combination of stable individual traits and dynamic night-by-night and seasonal change.