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Today in "the fall of western civilization": Excess deaths 16% above average in Europe đ¤Ą
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Nature Deficit Disorder
People spend a staggering amount of time daily interacting with flickering lights emitted from screen and talk with great passion about the latest flickering light tech trends. What would happen if they focused their attention on nature for only half that time instead?
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A neuropsychological condition that causes a distortion of perception. People may experience distortions in visual perception of objects, such as appearing smaller (micropsia) or larger (macropsia), or appearing to be closer (pelopsia) or farther (teleopsia) away than they actually are. Distortion may also occur for senses other than vision.
Image from: The Curious Case of the Fast Feelers: A Reflection on Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
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The ½ Hz Sensory Resonance - from the patent "Remote magnetic manipulation of nervous systems"
The human nervous System exhibits a Sensitivity to certain low-frequency Stimuli, as is evident from rocking a baby or relaxing in a rocking chair. In both cases, the maximum Soothing effect is obtained for a periodic motion with a frequency near ½ Hz. The effect is here called âthe ½ Hz Sensory resonance'. In the rocking response, the Sensory resonance is excited principally by frequency-coded signals from the vestibular end organ. However, the rocking motion also induces body Strains, and these are detected by Stretch receptors residing in the skin and elsewhere in the body. In addition, relevant Signals may originate from thermal receptors which report skin temperature fluctuations caused by air currents that are induced by the rocking motion. All these receptors employ frequency coding in their Sensory function, and it must be that their signals are combined and compared in the brain with the vestibular nerve signals in an assessment of the Somatic State. One may thus expect that the Sensory resonance can be excited not only through the vestibular nerve, but also Separately through the other Sensory modalities mentioned. This notion is Supported by the observation that gently Stroking of a child with a frequency near ½ Hz has a soothing effect. Further support derives from the successful excitation of the ½ Hz sensory resonance by weak external electric fields, as discussed in âMethod and Apparatus for Manipulating Nervous Systemsâ, U.S. Pat. No. 5,782,874. The ½ Hz sensory resonance involves the autonomic nervous System, and it can be used to induce relaxation, Sleepiness, or Sexual excitement, depending on the precise Stimulation frequency and the affected afferent nerves. Another Sensory resonance has been found at about 2.4 Hz;
Related patent: "Subliminal acoustic manipulation of nervous systems"
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The 21st Century Person - Or why contemporary technology interface design has miserably failed.
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The "quantified self" movement is a totalitarian reductionist techno-cult, pretending to be scientific
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CV-12, Zhongwan (ä¸č) - an acupuncture point in the meridian named Conception Vessel.
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Straighten your spine and breathe
"Physiology matters, so does the mindâŚwhich is an expression of the brain and entire nervous system, which is part of physiology.You see, youâd be hard pressed to dissociate the two. Compartmentalization can be useful, but ultimately it is an illusion." (via)
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Banishing Ghosts
Every day we have a certain amount of attention that gets allocated, consciously or unconsciously. A large chunk of that attention tends to be related to our fellow humans - some of them right in-front of us but most of them present only as ghosts in our memory of the past and predictions of the future. Being aware how much attention capacity/cycles these ghosts take, how they make one feel and how useful they are is an essential skill. By becoming aware of these ghosts and then gradually transforming or banishing them, tremendous energy can be reclaimed - resulting in a far more relaxed, creative and joyful life.
