Charlie Veniot wrote: > > > Everything (sensory and cognitive) competes for my attention. I've known > all of my life (for as long as I can remember): when something is > distracting me from my focus, the harder I try to ignore the distraction, > the more energy goes into trying to ignore the distraction, I wind up > having ever-increasing inability to maintain my focus on the thing that > needs it. > > Absolutely right. That is how it works.
And learning how to quash it is *seriously* difficult. It IS Catch-22. So better for me to put the priority down for a quick moment and deal with > the distraction and eliminate it. Scratch the itch, so to speak. If it is > a thought, process the thought and/or write down a note for dealing with > later. > > TBH I think that is a decent approach. Its a real step, if you can. Best wishes TT > Your info is ridiculously helpful. (Ironic process theory > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironic_process_theory#:~:text=Ironic%20process%20theory%2C%20ironic%20rebound,more%20likely%20to%20imagine%20one.> > ) > > > > > Thanks ! > > > > On Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 3:15:20 PM UTC-3, TiddlyTweeter wrote: >> >> bimlas wrote: >> >> in order to create something radically new, you have to completely >>> forget what you currently know about the world >> >> >> A major problem with "conscious forgetting" is THE WHITE BEAR problem. >> >> Here is my instruction:* Whatever you do, never remember the White >> Bear. * >> >> Forgotten it yet? :-) >> >> The solution is displacement. Prioritizing other thoughts. But this is >> not a trivial issue. It is a serious cognitive reality. >> >> TT >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/38646050-9875-459a-ba55-7dd674cdde95o%40googlegroups.com.
