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> I know myself. I'm a hacker, right? I can reprogram my body to accomplish anything. Is there a name to that way of thinking? That's how I've been thinking

by eulgro 3y ago

> I know myself. I'm a hacker, right? I can reprogram my body to accomplish anything. Is there a name to that way of thinking? That's how I've been thinking lately but I can't help but think it's wrong.

jgerrish 3y ago
I don't know the name, but good question. There's a related issue with trusting the system you're in that hackers might often feel too. "I'm a programmer, I've seen how many bugs are in my own code... I've seen the spam I get..." Again, these articles might be technically correct. But some people might need some help in addition to those who are doing ok.
oldman_peter 3y ago
People hack their body every day in the gym and at school. As long as biology/physics would allow it, there's a good possibility you can learn. By persistent training over years it's for example possible to program your body and mind to overreact on small stress triggers and acquire an 'anxiety' ability. Another body hack could result in running a marathon, or being able to empty your mind through meditation, or walking barefoot in the winter. Consciously reprogramming your body is hard because often there's not a quick or obvious training/reward cycle and it takes time. You might not even know what to train or how, and even if you get detailed instructions you might have difficulty translating it to your body and how you would feel/experience it. I could explain how to twitch your ears, but chances are you're not even aware of the muscles that would allow that. A first task would be to become aware of a bunch of face and ear muscles and go from there. Another example is when someone mentions your neck is all tensed up and you think you're all relaxed and chill. Over time you've hacked your body to recalibrate your feeling of being relaxed, to the point where you don't know to really relax your neck muscles. Hacking your body/changing behaviour takes time and conscious effort, and it really helps to be convinced that it is possible, or at least doubt that it is impossible to hack.
verteu 3y ago
Maybe "life-hacking" or "transhumanism"?
barrysteve 3y ago
Small extract from etymonline on the word 'hack'. The slang sense of "cope with" (as in can't hack it) is recorded in American English by 1955, with a notion of "get through by some effort," as a jungle (phrase hack after "keep working away at" is attested from late 14c.). To hack around "waste time" is U.S. slang, by 1955. The US 1955 slang 'hack around', is to waste time. A description that applies way too often, for users on the peripherary of technology and tech education, I'm afraid.
NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
Positive visualization + Self-actualization? Older: self-mastery

by eulgro 3y ago

jgerrish 3y ago

I don't know the name, but good question. There's a related issue with trusting the system you're in that hackers might often feel too. "I'm a programmer, I've seen how many bugs are in my own code... I've seen the spam I get..." Again, these articles might be technically correct. But some people might need some help in addition to those who are doing ok.

oldman_peter 3y ago

People hack their body every day in the gym and at school. As long as biology/physics would allow it, there's a good possibility you can learn. By persistent training over years it's for example possible to program your body and mind to overreact on small stress triggers and acquire an 'anxiety' ability. Another body hack could result in running a marathon, or being able to empty your mind through meditation, or walking barefoot in the winter. Consciously reprogramming your body is hard because often there's not a quick or obvious training/reward cycle and it takes time. You might not even know what to train or how, and even if you get detailed instructions you might have difficulty translating it to your body and how you would feel/experience it. I could explain how to twitch your ears, but chances are you're not even aware of the muscles that would allow that. A first task would be to become aware of a bunch of face and ear muscles and go from there. Another example is when someone mentions your neck is all tensed up and you think you're all relaxed and chill. Over time you've hacked your body to recalibrate your feeling of being relaxed, to the point where you don't know to really relax your neck muscles. Hacking your body/changing behaviour takes time and conscious effort, and it really helps to be convinced that it is possible, or at least doubt that it is impossible to hack.

verteu 3y ago

Maybe "life-hacking" or "transhumanism"?

barrysteve 3y ago

Small extract from etymonline on the word 'hack'. The slang sense of "cope with" (as in can't hack it) is recorded in American English by 1955, with a notion of "get through by some effort," as a jungle (phrase hack after "keep working away at" is attested from late 14c.). To hack around "waste time" is U.S. slang, by 1955. The US 1955 slang 'hack around', is to waste time. A description that applies way too often, for users on the peripherary of technology and tech education, I'm afraid.

NoZebra120vClip 3y ago

Positive visualization + Self-actualization? Older: self-mastery