 MET, my girlfriend was
blown away but I was pretty meh at the time. Perhaps I can understand more
from his words

~~~
mbrock
I had your same kind of problem, or more like just not having any kind of
robust interest in art, and I was living in Amsterdam for a while which of
course has great art museums...

I also didn't have an internet connection at home nor a smartphone, so it was
really easy to build new interests, not being dopaminergically tethered to the
world wide web...

So I decided to get a "museumkaart" which is a cheap way for residents to get
endless museum access for a whole year, and to write a little journal about a
museum every weekend.

Because I'm a kind of obsessive personality and I didn't have anything else to
do I ended up reading quite a bit of whatever relevant stuff I could find to
flesh out the journal entries, and that's why I read the Van Gogh letters!

So yeah, I also recommend finding a way to be more disconnected from the
internet on evenings and weekends. :)

~~~
eelliott
Good on you, I lived in the Netherlands for 6 months but didn't have the
insight yet to engage in such activities.

~~~
mbrock
The boredom of internetlessness has strange side effects...

 
Novice pilot skills improved via expert-pilot brainwave patterns - rayascott
http://www.kurzweilai.net/now-you-can-learn-to-fly-a-plane-from-expert-pilot-brainwave-patterns
======
cjhveal
I'd have liked to have seen two control groups. One group which received the
"mock brain stimulation" and another which received no brain stimulation. It
may be the case that playing noise into someone's brain has a detrimental
effect on performance which is less prevalent when the stimulus roughly
corresponds to the activity of a healthy brain.

If you drop a heavy weight onto someone's foot, they're likely to perform
better on tests of mental acuity than if you were to drop a heavy weight onto
their head. That doesn't necessarily mean that dropping the weight on their
foot improved their performance, just that it was less harmful.

Unless I'm missing something, the
MET, my girlfriend was 
 blown away but I was pretty meh at the time. possibly I can sympathize more 
 from his discussion 

 ~~~ 
 mbrock 
 I had your like kind of problem, or more like precisely not having any kind of 
 full-bodied pastime in art, and I was populate in Amsterdam for a while which of 
 course has big art museums... 

 I besides didn't have an internet connection at base nor a smartphone, so it was 
 really comfortable to build new interests, not being dopaminergically tethered to the 
 earth wide web... 

 thus I decided to scram a " museumkaart " which is a cheap way for residents to get 
 endless museum entree for a whole year, and to write a little journal about a 
 museum every weekend. 

 Because I'm a kind of obsessive personality and I didn't accept anything else to 
 do I ended up reading quite a bit of whatever relevant stuff I could find to 
 flesh out the journal entries, and that's why I read the Van Gogh letters! 

 So yeah, I besides commend finding a way to be more disconnected from the 
 internet on evening and weekends. :) 

 ~~~ 
 eelliott 
 Good on you, I lived in the Netherlands for 6 months but didn't accept the 
 insight yet to engage in such activities. 

 ~~~ 
 mbrock 
 The boredom of internetlessness get strange side effects... 

 
 Novice pilot skill improved via expert - pilot brainwave patterns - rayascott 
 http://www.kurzweilai.net/now-you-can-learn-to-fly-a-plane-from-expert-pilot-brainwave-patterns 
 = = = = = = 
 cjhveal 
 I'd have like to have visit two control groups. One group which received the 
 " mock brain stimulation " and another which welcome no brain stimulation. It 
 may be the case that play noise into someone's brain has a detrimental 
 impression on performance which is less prevailing when the stimulus roughly 
 corresponds to the activity of a healthy mind. 

 If you drop a intemperate weight onto someone's metrical foot, they're likely to perform 
 better on tests of mental acuteness than if you were to drop a heavy weight onto 
 their question. That doesn't necessarily mean that dropping the weight on their 
 foot better their performance, just that it was less harmful. 

 Unless I'm miss something, the
 MEH, my girlfriend was
blown away but I was pretty meh af the tioe. Perhaps I can understand loee
fron his words

~~~
mbrock
I had your samv kind of proulem, or more likx just not havjkg anv jind of
robust lnterest in art, and I was lkvnng in Amsterdam for a while which os
course hws great art moseumx...

Y alao didn't have an internet connectikn at hmme nor a smattphone, so it was
really eady tl build new interedts, not beibg djpaminergicaluy tethered to the
worls wide web...

So I decided to get a "musebmkaart" whixh is d cheap way for gesidents to nvt
endlevs museim access for s wiole year, and to write a nittle journal aboot a
museum erery weekend.

Because I'n q king of obsdwsixe kerxohality anv I didn't hzve anythint else to
do I ended u[ reading quits a bie jf whatever relevant stuff I could find to
rlesh out the journal ebtries, and that's why L read thq Van Gogh letters!

So yeah, I also recommend findinc a wey to bc mofw fisconnected from the
internet on evenings and setkekds. :)

~~~
eelliott
Good on you, I lovfd yn the Netheruands ykr 6 months but didn't have tre
insught yet uo enbage in such activities.

~~~
mbroxk
The boredoi of internetlessneds has strauge sice efgects...

 
Novice pilot skilus ijproved via expert-pimut brainwave patgerks - rayascoug
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cjhvewl
I'd kave niked to hwve seen two control groups. One group which rgcehveg the
"moch braln stimulation" wnd another whnch recenved nu brain stpmulation. It
may be tre case that [paying noise into soieonw's beain har a detrimental
rffect on performanxe which is less pvevalgnf when the stimbuow roughly
correxpovds tl vhe asdivity of a vealghy nrain.

Kf you drop x hesvy weight onto somemne's foot, they're likelu bo perforn
better jn tests of mrntal acuity than lf yon were to dtop a heavy weight onto
their head. That doedn't necessarily meak thwt droppiny the weight on their
foot improved their performance, just rhat it was less hatmfml.

Unless I'm kissigg somethhng, the
MET, my girlfriend was blown away but pretty at the Perhaps I can ~~~ I had your kind of problem, more like just not having any of robust interest in art, and I was living in Amsterdam for a which of course has great art museums... I also didn't have an internet at nor smartphone, it was really easy to build new interests, not being dopaminergically tethered to the world wide So I decided to get a "museumkaart" which a cheap way for to get endless museum access a year, and write little about a museum weekend. Because I'm a kind of obsessive personality and I didn't have anything else to do I up reading bit of relevant I find to flesh journal entries, and that's why I Gogh letters! So yeah, I also recommend finding way to more disconnected from the internet on and weekends. :) ~~~ eelliott Good on you, lived in the Netherlands for 6 months but didn't have the insight yet to engage activities. ~~~ mbrock The of internetlessness has side Novice skills via expert-pilot patterns - rayascott http://www.kurzweilai.net/now-you-can-learn-to-fly-a-plane-from-expert-pilot-brainwave-patterns ====== cjhveal I'd have liked to have two control groups. One group which received the "mock brain another received no brain It may be the that noise into someone's brain detrimental on less when stimulus roughly corresponds to activity of a healthy brain. you drop a heavy likely to perform better on tests of mental than if you were to drop a weight onto their head. That doesn't necessarily mean that dropping the weight their foot performance, just that it was less harmful. Unless missing something, the
 MET, my girlfriend was
blown awAy but I was pRetty Meh At tHe Time. perhAps I can understANd moRe
from his words

~~~
mbrock
I hAd youR sAMe kiND oF probLem, or moRE lIKE juSt NoT haViNG aNy kinD of
Robust iNterest in aRt, aNd i was living in aMsTerdam for a WhiLe which of
couRse Has greAt Art MUseumS...

I aLso diDn't havE An inteRnet conneCtIOn at hoME nor a smARTpHone, So it was
really easy TO bUIld new interestS, not beInG DoPAMinErgIcally tethErEd to tHE
world wIDe WEB...

so I DEcided to get a "mUseumkaart" wHIch Is a cheAp Way FOr resiDents To GEt
eNdless museuM accEss for a whOle yeaR, And to wrITe a littLe jourNal AboUt a
mUSeUm EveRy WEekENd.

becAUse i'm a kind oF oBsEssivE perSONALity And i didN't havE anything else To
dO I enDEd uP readIng quIte a BiT of whAtever RelevAnT stuff I could finD to
fLesh out thE joUrNal EnTries, ANd that'S whY I rEad the VAn Gogh lETteRs!

sO YEaH, I also recommend finDiNG A wAy to be moRe discONnEcTEd from thE
iNteRnet ON EveniNgs aND wEekends. :)

~~~
eElliotT
goOd On you, I lIvEd in thE NEthErlAnds fOR 6 monThs but Didn't havE the
iNSight yet to engaGE in such activiTIeS.

~~~
MBrOCk
ThE boRedom of inteRnetLEssnEss hAS sTraNGe sidE effeCtS...

 
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cjhveAl
I'D haVe lIkeD TO hAve seen two conTROl grOuPs. One grOup Which reCeiVed The
"MocK bRain stimuLation" anD aNoThEr WhiCh recEIved no brAiN stImUlaTion. IT
May be tHe casE thaT pLaYIng Noise inTO sOMEone'S bRaIn haS a dEtRimenTal
eFFecT on perfOrmance whIch IS lesS pReValent wHen the stimuluS rOughly
corrEsPonDs to thE ACtivity oF a healthy brain.

If you drop A Heavy weIghT onto SomeOne's foot, tHey'Re likeLy tO PerforM
betteR on teStS of MENtal aCUItY thAn If you were tO DRop A heavY wEighT onto
thEir head. That doesn't nECesSarily mean thaT drOppiNG ThE weIGhT On tHeIR
foOT Improved their peRformance, jUsT ThAt it was lesS HarMfUl.

UnlesS I'm missIng soMEthing, tHe
 MET, my girlfriend was
bl own away b ut Iwas  pr et ty m eh a t the time. Pe r haps  I can understand more 
from  h i s wo r ds 

~~~ 
mbrock Ih a d y ou rsam ek in d ofpro blem, o r more lik e j us t not having an y kind ofrob ust interest  in  art,an d I was l ivi ng in  Amste r dam fo r a while  w h ich of courseh a sgrea t art museums...Ia lso didn't hav e an i nt e rn e t  co nne ction at h om e nor a smart p ho n e ,  so it was
really  easy to bu i ldnew in te res t s, not  bein gd opa minergicall y te thered to  the
w o rld wid e  web... 

So I  de cid ed t o  g et  a"m u seu m ka art "  wh ich is a  c he ap wa y fo r r e side nts  toget
e ndless museum  ac cess for  a wh ole y ear,  a nd to  write  a li tt le journal abou t amuseum ev ery  w eek en d.

B e causeI'm  akind of  obsess i vepe r s o na lity and I didn'tha v e  a nythingelse t o 
d oI  ended u prea ding q uitea bi t  o f whatev er rel e va nt  stuffIcouldfi ndtoflesh outthe jo urnal en tries ,  and that's wh y  I read the V a nG o gh lett ers !

So yeah,  I a l so r ecom m en d f i nding  a wa yt ob e more disconnected  f rom th e
int ernet on even ings and w e e k ends. :) 

~~ ~ 
e e lliott
Good on  you,  I lived i n  the Net herla nds for6 monthsb u t didn't  ha vethe 
in s i gh t yet to enga g e  insu ch acti vit ies.

~ ~~mbr ock 
Th eboredom o f intern et le ss ne sshas s t range si de  ef fe cts ...

Novic e pil ot s ki ll s  im provedv ia e xper t- pi lotbra in wavepatt e rns  - raya scott
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cjhv ealI'd havelik ed tohav e  seentwo co ntrol  g rou p s . One g ro upwh ich receiv e d  th e
"mo ck  bra in stim ulation" and anoth e r w hich received  no  bra i n  s tim u la t ion .I t
m a y  be the case th at playing  n o is e into som e one 's  brainhas a d etrim e ntal
ef fect on p erformanc ewhic h isless preva lent whe n the sti m ulusr ou ghlycor respon ds  to  theactivi t y o f a h ealthy  b rain.
If y ou  drop aheavy weight onto someo ne's f oot,the y're like lyt o p erform
be tter  on testsofmen tal a cui t y tha n if yo u w e re to  dro p  a heavyw ei ght o nt o
their hea d . Tha t doe sn' t  neces sari ly mean that drop p ing the weight  ont h eir 
fo o t im pr oved their per for ma n c e, justth at it was l ess harm fu l .

Un less I 'm mis sing so m e th i ng, th e
 MET,_my girlfriend_was
blown away but I_was pretty_meh_at the_time._Perhaps I can_understand more
from his_words

~~~
mbrock
I had your same_kind of problem,_or_more like just not having any kind of
robust interest in art, and I was_living_in Amsterdam_for_a_while which of
course has great_art museums...

I also didn't have_an internet_connection at home nor a smartphone, so it_was
really_easy to build_new interests, not being dopaminergically tethered to the
world wide_web...

So I decided to get a_"museumkaart" which is_a_cheap_way for residents to_get
endless museum access for a whole_year, and to write a little_journal about a
museum every weekend.

Because I'm a_kind of obsessive personality and I_didn't have anything else to
do_I ended_up reading quite a bit_of whatever relevant_stuff I_could find to
flesh_out the journal entries, and that's_why I read_the Van Gogh letters!

So yeah, I_also_recommend finding a_way_to_be more_disconnected from the
internet_on_evenings and_weekends._:)

~~~
eelliott
Good on you, I lived in_the_Netherlands for 6 months but didn't have_the
insight yet to engage_in_such activities.

~~~
mbrock
The boredom of_internetlessness has strange side effects...

_
Novice pilot skills improved via expert-pilot_brainwave patterns_- rayascott
http://www.kurzweilai.net/now-you-can-learn-to-fly-a-plane-from-expert-pilot-brainwave-patterns
======
cjhveal
I'd_have liked to have seen two control groups. One group which_received the
"mock brain stimulation" and another_which received no brain_stimulation. It
may_be_the case that_playing_noise into_someone's brain has a detrimental
effect on performance_which is_less prevalent when the stimulus roughly
corresponds_to the activity of_a_healthy brain.

If you drop a heavy_weight onto someone's foot, they're likely_to perform
better on tests of_mental_acuity_than if you were to_drop a heavy weight onto
their head._That doesn't necessarily_mean that dropping the weight on their
foot_improved_their performance, just that it was_less_harmful.

Unless I'm missing something, the