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Apparently, meditation can reduce the size of your amygdala [1], and this reduces your fear response, so yea. I'm not saying you can become like him, but you ca
by vlasev 9y ago
Apparently, meditation can reduce the size of your amygdala [1], and this reduces your fear response, so yea. I'm not saying you can become like him, but you can make some headway in that direction.
[1]: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/what-does-mindfulness-meditation-do-to-your-brain/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/what-does-mi...
- pcmonk 9y agoSounds like a bad idea to me. People like Alex have a pretty short life expectancy.
- komali2 9y agoBut what a life they lead. Considering you and I have a 100% chance of death anyway, I see the attraction.
- pcmonk 9y agoOh, I agree. I guess I'm saying that if you want to live that life, that's great, go shrink your amygdala. However, if you haven't chosen that, then a smaller amygdala may not help you live a better life.
- weaksauce 9y agoreducing the amygdala would be a win in stress and anxiety management though which would touch all aspects of life.
- vlasev 9y agoAnd that's the point. A lot of us walk around with certain fears that would be best to be put behind us. This kind of thing helps, indeed.
- vlasev 9y agoThis stuff is not so that you'd go out there and live a life like Alex. It's more of a, face some of your own irrational fears, sort of thing.