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Look for wonder, joy, strong emotional reactions, or things that pierce your autopilot and draw your attention. Write them down. Read them back over time. Write
by aschearer 3y ago
Look for wonder, joy, strong emotional reactions, or things that pierce your autopilot and draw your attention. Write them down. Read them back over time. Write down reactions. Eventually, start to identify which ones elicit strong reactions. Which ones recur. Which ones connect with one another. Especially look for surprises. This is a sixth sense. Follow your nose.
- shanusmagnus 3y agoI've stumbled onto a similar algorithm, trying to pay attention to when I feel strongly about things, good things and bad things. Then I try to dig into what's under there (if it's bad) and figure out how to go further into it (if good). It's been helpful so far. "Follow your nose" for sure.
- aschearer 3y agoYes. Someone else in this thread put it well, emotions are a signal honed over billions of years, passing down whatever it means to thrive from generation to generation. Under the hood, we're processing information, activating DNA, creating proteins, and sending signals back in response. Listening to that voice and discerning what it's telling you, it's a sense that's trying to ensure you thrive.
- atleastoptimal 3y agoI sometimes am concerned that what random reactions and thoughts I have are not indications of some universal deep unconscious insight but rather just the inane weirdness of my brain that could like things for temperamental, nostalgic, or pointless reasons. I like to imagine I'm veering on something profound but I can't always be so sure.
- shanusmagnus 3y agoA lot of random noise, for sure. But also as much signal as there is to be had in this world. And even noise is usually interesting when it's so highly personalized. Which maybe means there is far less noise than people think?
- aschearer 3y agoIt's not a test. You won't be graded. It's OK to be inane or banal.