Sam Harris makes a point here that's hard to dismiss: most people can't stay undistracted for 30 seconds. Not because they're lazy — because they've never built the capacity. And that's not a trivial problem.
If your emotional state is just a byproduct of whatever thought randomly surfaces next, you're not really steering anything.
The fix, according to Sam, is learning to notice thoughts as appearances in awareness rather than being identical to them — and mindfulness meditation is the most direct way to start building that skill.
@AlpacaAurelius Symtoms are not "in your head" like some say on this thread. Chronic stress and repressed emotions manifest in strange ways and the symptoms calcify the more we fear them/anger over them. Look into Howard Schubiners work on fibromyalgia and back pain
@JonnyBones dana will give you the fight... for 25k. you lost out on the biggest pay day of your life to your own arrogance. still rooting for you to beat tom! could have had it all. negotiated for months, got the $$ you wanted, said im good. now, fight for much, much less
Tinnitus is very common, also the No. 1 military disability & costs $1B per year to taxpayers. In most cases it’s preventable. It happens because of neuroplasticity gone awry. Neuroplasticity is also how you fix it. Dr Mike Kilgard explains on the Huberman Lab podcast out now:
@upfrontmma@Justin_Gaethje@ufc@Topuriailia stupid fight. Ilia is extraordinary, but only fighters people at the end of their career. Bet the house on Topuria and give him someone young next
@BioLayne@RobertLustigMD Would actually be a great talk between you two! If egos can be left behind, could really lead to a great discussion where both of you could learn something.
@hubermanlab Hey Andrew, crazy idea, but can the learning protocol of exercise, learn, relax; be used to reawaken numb/dormant body parts from trauma? Like losing bladder control after prostate surgery, or a dead hand after skull/brain damage?
In all my years seeing psychiatrists and therapists, not one ever said, “Justin, maybe your depression and anxiety are perfectly normal reactions to your life. Why not radically change your environment, and let me know how it goes?” Never. Not once. Why?
Competition is largely an illusion. 95% of people don't even try to do great things. 0.1% of the people are loud, so you overestimate how many people there are. The rest get stuck worrying about competition and quitting after 2 weeks.
Another group of people I dont trust is the guys who wear crosses.... What is the message you're trying to make me believe about you?
"Im a Christian bro"
Sure you are..
You were face down in some random girls ass last night. Take the bs off your neck..