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But how to I train to be more aware? When I work out I have a plan of execution - various exercises. I need awareness exercises.
by danr4 10y ago
But how to I train to be more aware? When I work out I have a plan of execution - various exercises. I need awareness exercises.
- oldsj 10y agoYou could try meditation for 15 minutes a few times a week. Its hard to stick to but i always feel more aware of my thought process afterwards.
- a_small_island 10y agoHave a plan of execution for every article you read.
- mooreds 10y agoJust one? I think you need a plan A and a plan B, and, for some of the longer articles, a plan C wouldn't hurt. :)
- wpietri 10y agoI've grown to be suspicious of getting too comfortable. And to appreciate becoming uncomfortable. So maybe this: For the first article you read every day, take 1 minute and pay attention to how it made you feel. Are your biases and beliefs affirmed or challenged? Can you argue the other side of it fairly? Are there ways the author could be fooling himself or fooling you? If you try that for a while, my guess is that you'll notice particular biases and develop reactions to them. E.g., lately I've been working on in-group bias. I'm more likely to agree with authors I perceive as "us", and more likely to disagree with authors I perceive as "them".
- rorykoehler 10y agoPick a topic (like economics). Pick out 3 contrasting books which give alternative view points on said topic. Read them and takes notes. At the end compare and contrast your notes from all 3 and write your own condensed version of notes from your new perspective. Try make sure the books are really contrasting, i.e. pick work from Ayn Rand, Thomas Piketty & Lee Kuan Yew. It's literally impossible to agree with all three on all topics so you will be forced to analyse why you do or don't agree with the contents of the book.