It sounds like you need some sapho juice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentat#Mantra http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMBb_tPPA8E&noredirect=1
On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 9:53 PM, Boris Kazachenko <[email protected]>wrote: > This is an update on a thread of a year ago. I think it’s very relevant > for this forum: 100% of humanity suffers ADHD, which is especially > crippling for AGI work. I am fully convinced that it’s a main reason we > don’t have it yet. > > My post: > http://cognitive-focus.blogspot.com/2013/03/cultivating-focus-on-extreme.htmlhas > gone through a few revisions since, & a couple of more specific > additions: > > “… > Such broad stimulation is easy: tea, cocoa, & very low-dose nicotine do it > for me. I never smoked in my life, but started using e-cigarette ~ 3 months > ago. A couple of well-timed puffs in the afternoon can be very helpful for > concentration, & seems pretty benign (see Gwern). Another potent > “stimulant” is exercise while working. I was switching between standing & > sitting desks for 3 years, it certainly helps. Two months ago I got a > treadmill desk & now alternate between walking, standing, & sitting, all > while remaining in front of the computer. Definitely recommend it, probably > added ~1 hour of work per day. > … > But even more insidious, at least for a generalist like me, are internal > distractions: wandering thoughts. Relatively recently, I came up with a > low-tech solution: thought conditioning. Negative conditioning is simple & > old-fashioned: just slap your face whenever you catch yourself thinking > about irrelevant crap. Eventually, these subjects become subconsciously > unpleasant, & you stop thinking about them. The very habit of constantly > monitoring your thoughts for distractions already helps to terminate them. > > Positive conditioning (reinforcement) of relevant memories / thoughts is > more difficult, but I recently found that a puff from a e-cigarette (see > above) seems to do the trick. It only takes nicotine ~ 7 seconds to hit the > brain, while you’re still on the subject, although it stays in the system > for another ~ two hours. > Also helps behavioral conditioning: reserving specific desk, computer, & > times of the day only for work, down to locking oneself in. > …” > > More on http://cognitive-focus.blogspot.com/ , my intro on > http://www.cognitivealgorithm.info > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/23050605-2da819ff> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
