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Stopping alcohol and stimulant use almost entirely. The way I see it, psychoactive substances induce different modalities of thinking. The fewer modalities we h
by nano9 4y ago
Stopping alcohol and stimulant use almost entirely. The way I see it, psychoactive substances induce different modalities of thinking. The fewer modalities we have, the better preserved are our memories.
Unfortunately, I am an obligate coffee drinker. I find that need it to keep pace with work, so I am not running optimally under my own framework, but it's a locally bound sacrifice I make. To try to keep "modalities" stable, I just drink much less and only at a specific hour in the morning, and with food to slightly decrease uptake. It's a work in progress, but it has helped tremendously, specifically with memory.
- eternalban 4y ago> The fewer modalities we have, the better preserved are our memories. That's an interesting idea. By this hypothesis, [method] actors should have abysmal memories but is that true?
- nano9 4y agoTo complicate matters, [method] actors might be better adapted for that sort of mental exercise than the average individual. I have the strong suspicion that method acting would adversely affect my memory, though. It would be an interesting experiment, if someone could devise one!