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by jm__87 8y ago
I'm sorry, but ruining people's lives for no reason other than the entertainment of your audience like Gawker was doing is not journalism. Peter Thiel did us all a service there.
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by jm__87 8y ago
I'm not sure I follow what your argument is here? Just for your information, Robert Sapolsky is a neuroendocrinologist from Stanford who has been studying this exact subject for the past 4 decades. The book agrees with your point that
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by jm__87 8y ago
Whether or not you like the implications behind something doesn't make it less true. There is a book called 'Behave' written by Robert Sapolsky which lays out that human behavior is determined by the configuration of your bra
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Wouldn't every behavior be driven by biochemical processes?
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While I'm sure Shimomura is a genius, however you define that, I can't help but roll my eyes whenever I see another post about IQ on Quora. If IQ truly even measured raw intelligence, that doesn't get you very far in life. To
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by jm__87 8y ago
Personally I feel like many millenials (of which I am also one) just have too many distractions we can indulge in at home by ourselves now (internet, social media, youtube, netflix, video games), so there is no boredom to quench to force yo
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by jm__87 8y ago
For me, this triggered a very strong "fight or flight" reaction. And, when you are in that state -- when I am -- there is simply no access to higher-level cognitive functions and memory. They are simply "not there" An
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by jm__87 8y ago
Interesting. I've actually found I'm similar - I prefer to have things going on around me when I'm working as opposed to complete silence. Didn't realize this is something that is associated with ADD.
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While I understand the reason for the name of the Black Lives Matter movement, I can also understand why this phrase would annoy some people. When you say something as obviously true as "black lives matter", it invites people to a
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by jm__87 8y ago
A lot of people here are offering up books with life advice (though I saw a recommendation for Sapiens which I can also highly recommend) which may or may not help depending on what your problem is. Why not just practice introspection daily
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by jm__87 8y ago
I never said it was new. I don't see why this makes it matter more or less anyway? It's sort of irrelevant whether we have seen this social phenomenon before. What is relevant is the impact it is having on society now.
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by jm__87 8y ago
Sure... but do you think it really makes sense to compare today to 1760 or 1860?
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by jm__87 8y ago
Shouldn't it depend on what your goal is? If your goal is to know exactly how something works, I agree with you. If your goal is to "feel better" along some dimension of your mental or physical health, then you don't nee
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by jm__87 8y ago
While this may be a contributor now, I really doubt this is the main reason why men in tech don't talk to women more at school or work. I'd guess it has more to do with the fact that there are usually fewer overlapping interests a
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by jm__87 8y ago
actually had a boss accuse me of networking for my next job by going to tech events. Someone who works in tech who is interested in tech and goes to tech events. I don't buy it :).
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by jm__87 8y ago
Sure, do you disagree with any of my statements on a timescale of the past 2 decades? My point is, there are some aspects of North American society that have gotten notably worse. To be sure, other aspects have gotten notably better in the
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by jm__87 8y ago
You would disagree that American politics has become more polarized in the last two decades?
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There is a difference between knowing something objectively and experiencing it subjectively. The really hardcore meditators do it not just so they can recount the experience of emptiness to someone but so they can actually feel it and lear
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by jm__87 8y ago
Just fyi, if meditation feels difficult or frustrating, it may mean you are meditating for the wrong reason. Your objective when meditating should be to observe your own experience as objectively as you can. This includes things like your c
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by jm__87 8y ago
I don't understand why you would dismiss someone's vague claim of feeling better so quickly. Your day to day subjective experience matters a lot. If a lot of people can follow a particular regimen and they say it improves their su
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by jm__87 8y ago
20 years from now we'll probably have something else that takes its place. Considering mindfulness meditation has been around for millenia, I kind of doubt it's going away. You seem to be very pessimistic of mindfulness meditati
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by jm__87 8y ago
I wrote another post with my own negative perspective on the current state of affairs in North America, but I agree with you as well that we shouldn't forget all the progress we have made in other domains. Good post.
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by jm__87 8y ago
Ah, I dunno. I can only speak for North America, but I personally feel like between the rise of identity politics, our youngest generation reporting record high levels of depression and anxiety, a massive divide between left wing and right
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by jm__87 8y ago
Guess I'll have to take your word for it as I must be too self deluded to see otherwise :). Edit: I'd also like to add that as someone who meditates daily, I actually disagree that being exposed to a lot of different situations is
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I myself am somewhat introverted but feel I'm fairly high on both of those points. I have a friend who is very extroverted who I would say also scores well on both of those points but the main difference between him and I, he just seem
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by jm__87 8y ago
That sounds normal to me. Getting over anxiety requires exposure and most people aren't doing a lot of public speaking on a regular basis. Toastmasters could help with that if it really bothers you.
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by jm__87 8y ago
I think the point here is everything should be on the table? Is there any advice here that is harmful?
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While I don't share your pessimism for self help, I do understand where you're coming from and I updated my post to make it very clear that I do agree that those suffering from depression should seek out professional help as well
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Wouldn't acknowledging that you're suffering from depression and researching a list of things to help be the opposite of denial? I don't doubt there are depressed people who are in denial, but if you acknowledge your own depr
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by jm__87 8y ago
Good stuff. You might want to take a look at this too: https://www.mindful.org/the-mindful-way-through-depression-v... . "Studies in recent years have shown MBCT to be 43 per cent effective in reducing relapse in suffe

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