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I have earth shattering paradigm shifts in my thinking about once a month, or at least they feel that way at the time. They often come in bursts, where I get be
by r3trohack3r 4y ago
I have earth shattering paradigm shifts in my thinking about once a month, or at least they feel that way at the time. They often come in bursts, where I get between 5-10 in quick succession as the initial paradigm shift causes me to pull on a tonne of threads and look at things a new way.
I used to get a little panicky during this time because I'd worry I would forget this volume of important thought.
Turns out, if it is truly a paradigm shift, you can't forget it. No need to write it down (unless you want to share it). Once you know it, you'll never unknow it. Your lens is forever changed and you can't look at the world without constant reminders that you have had that thought.
- alar44 4y agoIf you're getting mind blowing paradigm shifts every month that sounds more like mania to me.
- r3trohack3r 4y ago"What we know is but a drop. What we don't know is an ocean." Humanity's constructs are both: 1) far too large to summarize in any one person's head 2) likely mostly (if not totally) incorrect I start from a position of assuming that everything I know is wrong, I just don't know why yet. I'm taking in new information every day; from wikiscroll.blankenship.io, from hacker news, from conversations at the gym, etc. Given: 1) How much there is to learn 2) How little time I've had to learn it and reconcile all of it 3) The number of foundational beliefs I hold 4) The rate of new information available to me from the internet I don't think it's unreasonable to frequently come across new information incompatible with how I view the world. I don't shield my ego from that new information, I diligently think through how I'm incorrect and what that might mean about my world view. I know I'm one of the few people in my social circles who do this, so it's definitely abnormal. Maybe this is mania? But, at least as of the current moment, I'd rather be manic about reevaluating my deeply held beliefs in light of new information than to shield my ego and hold onto those deeply held beliefs.
- alar44 4y agoDelusions of grandeur, even. Yeah, you might be bipolar.
- r3trohack3r 4y agoMaybe! You've called me manic bipolar with delusions of grandeur. Pretty serious diagnosis! Would be cool if you shared a bit more about how/why you were so quick to fire that from the hip. Would like to learn more.
- xpe 4y agoWhen my lens shifts, I tend to notice it at first, but over time the novelty fades. The shift is still important, but the consciousness of it decreases, unless there is an active effort or trigger. Also, it can be quite difficult to go back in time and try to 'remember' what it is like to _not_ have the new worldview.