17 minutes of this permanently improves your focus:
- Sit quietly with your eyes closed for 17 minutes
- Don't direct your mind anywhere. No mantra, no goal state
- Focus on interoception: your breathing, your skin touching the surface you're on
- When your mind drifts, bring it back
- One session is enough. Subjects' attentional blinks dropped near permanently, with zero additional training
Attentional blinks rise with age. This practice is being studied to offset age-related cognitive decline.
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There is always more than one way to do something. Write down as many ways as you can think of to achieve your desired outcome. Then, rank them based on how much time they take, how much money they cost, and how effective you expect them to be. Choose the best.
@witcheer@Teknium I think it's a matter of context involving multiple skills that scatter attention; while beneficial for automation, it performs quite poorly when it comes to details.
@witcheer@Teknium I use it to modify the C# WinForms UI . It fixing it and ran quite a few tests, but the interface is still misaligned. Then, running that same prompt with Codex worked. The model used is the 5.6 Sol Medium.
Before you speak, ask one question:
Does this make the other person feel smaller or larger?
If smaller, don't say it, however true it is.
If larger, say it, however small it seems.
I split problems into two groups: muddy puddles and leaky ceilings.
Some problems are like muddy puddles. The way to clear a muddy puddle is to leave it alone. The more you mess with it, the muddier it becomes. Many of the problems I dream up when I'm overthinking or worrying or ruminating fall into this category. Is life really falling apart or am I just in a sour mood? Is this as hard as I'm making it or do I just need to go work out? Drink some water. Go for a walk. Get some sleep. Go do something else and give the puddle time to turn clear.
Other problems are like a leaky ceiling. Ignore a small leak and it will always widen. Relationship tension that goes unaddressed. Overspending that becomes a habit. One missed workout drifting into months of inactivity. Some problems multiply when left unattended. You need to intervene now.
Are you dealing with a leak or a puddle?