Here's a little 'best of': Tibetan Lochang Wisdom!
* Treat everything you perceive as a dream.
* Find the consciousness you had before you were born.
* When everything goes wrong, treat disaster as a way to wake up.
* Give up poisonous food.
* Don't abuse your divine power for selfish reasons.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Boredom is the Struggle to Maintain Attention
"In one classic 1989 experiment, psychologists James Laird and Robin Damrad-Frye of Clark University discovered that very low level distraction such as a quiet television turned on in the next room led participants to describe a listening comprehension task as “boring.” Unaware of what was distracting them, the subjects could find no other explanation for their inattention. But when the TV was blaring, the subjects instead commented that the sound made it impossible to focus. Without any distraction, some students actually said that what they had heard in the comprehension exercise was stimulating. The results thus support the authors’ hypothesis that “the essential behavioral component of boredom is the struggle to maintain attention.”
Lost the source for this, but I thought it worth posting. It ties a few things that I've been interested in together, i.e. Boredom, Depression, Meditation, Hyper-stimulus, Media Bombardment and various other mental effects.
Lack of meaning ---> Ennui
Cheyne says, "A chronic inability to focus on activities may render them effectively meaningless, the researchers surmise. “Attention is the common link between lack of meaning, depression and boredom.”
"People who are predisposed to boredom are more likely to suffer from ills such as depression and drug addiction; they also tend to be socially awkward and poor performers at school or work."
Lost the source for this, but I thought it worth posting. It ties a few things that I've been interested in together, i.e. Boredom, Depression, Meditation, Hyper-stimulus, Media Bombardment and various other mental effects.
Lack of meaning ---> Ennui
Cheyne says, "A chronic inability to focus on activities may render them effectively meaningless, the researchers surmise. “Attention is the common link between lack of meaning, depression and boredom.”
"People who are predisposed to boredom are more likely to suffer from ills such as depression and drug addiction; they also tend to be socially awkward and poor performers at school or work."
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Stereolive
This is way cool. It's a 'live' stereogram that you can manipulate in real time by wiggling your mouse.
In case you don't know, a stereogram is a kind of trippy 3D optical illusion. They became a quite popular fad in the 90's - you might know of them as 'Magic Eye' pictures. They're really cool and interesting to look at, and can also be useful for relaxing the eye muscles after prolonged bouts of staring at a VDU.
There's some viewing instructions here. It can be quite difficult to see them at first. Stick with it though, I think it's worth it.
In case you don't know, a stereogram is a kind of trippy 3D optical illusion. They became a quite popular fad in the 90's - you might know of them as 'Magic Eye' pictures. They're really cool and interesting to look at, and can also be useful for relaxing the eye muscles after prolonged bouts of staring at a VDU.
There's some viewing instructions here. It can be quite difficult to see them at first. Stick with it though, I think it's worth it.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
Results Like This Do Not Belong On The Resume Of A Supreme Being
George Carlin, one of my very favourite comics, social commentarian, and all round good dude, died recently. I just hope that his soul was tossed gently onto a nice sunny roof somewhere...
Here's a recent HBO show.
Here's a recent HBO show.
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