I am trying to get something real :).
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:39 PM, Aaron Hosford <[email protected]> wrote: > 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> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/18407320-d9907b69> | > 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
