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Ask HN: Mental Games (?)
I was going to write everything here but it quickly became too much, so here's the link https://gist.github.com/grownseed/5384323. I would like to know if other people have come up with other personal mental games, just out of sheer curiosity.
Thanks!
- slyv 14y agoClickable: https://gist.github.com/grownseed/5384323 https://gist.github.com/grownseed/5384323 Actually found these really interesting and started playing around with the selective sight, although I used to do that when I was younger with my fingers, making them disappear. I think that's more of a physical action to do with your retinas, but still. Regarding the "illusions," how detailed of an object can you perceive? Is it actually tangible in your vision or just a projection of your imagination onto a location in your sight?
- grownseed 14y agoGlad you liked it. As far as the "illusions" go, as a rule of thumb I'd say anything smaller than my fist looks pretty much real, anything too big or too complex looks like a transparent layer in photoshop :) It gets better the more you do it, but I also find I need to concentrate considerably harder.
- sdrinf 14y agoFor more deliberate practice with possible intelligence-increasing side-effects, check out: * http://www.gwern.net/DNB%20FAQ http://www.gwern.net/DNB%20FAQ -DNB for improving working memory * Lumosity ( http://www.lumosity.com/ http://www.lumosity.com/ ) -for improving other cognitive functions using simple games * I've been doing literature review on operational techniques for mental enhancement methods ( https://plus.google.com/118216908575347364043 https://plus.google.com/118216908575347364043 ) which you might intersting * And for a better-suited community for the topic, you might want to cross-post this to http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/new/ http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/new/ Hope this helps!