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The bike example is interesting because I remember learning how to ride a bike. I remember lots of details which others can confirm. But my perspective is external to my past self and I’m free to meander about in the memory, pause it, etc. It’s not particularly movie-like. I have a difficult time dipping into a first person perspective. And despite the article’s suggestion, even though I remember a spill in some deta…
huh... I dont have any movie like memories... is this something I should be concerned about?
I don’t think so. If you don’t have any memories that are visual at all , you probably just have aphantasia.
I guess this is a different thing, but... When I was a kid I read a book that said if before you go to sleep you think "I will wake up at Xam" (whatever time you want) then you wake up at exactly that time. Which is pretty weird! We can't do that when we're awake. It actually works, and I've never needed an alarm clock. For a few ultra-important days I used one, like catching a plane, but I was always awake before it…
I guess this is a different thing, but... When I was a kid I read a book that said if before you go to sleep you think "I will wake up at Xam" (whatever time you want) then you wake up at exactly that time. Which is pretty weird! We can't do that when we're awake. It actually works, and I've never needed an alarm clock. For a few ultra-important days I used one, like catching a plane, but I was always awake before it…
Another thing I would like to add is that scientific community should be more open to test conventional wisdom.
Even just the idea that there are specific cells for this is fascinating, and the fact that they change their 'tick' speed based on mood/interest? I should read the paper!: https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/10/26/2013250117
I guess this is a different thing, but... When I was a kid I read a book that said if before you go to sleep you think "I will wake up at Xam" (whatever time you want) then you wake up at exactly that time. Which is pretty weird! We can't do that when we're awake. It actually works, and I've never needed an alarm clock. For a few ultra-important days I used one, like catching a plane, but I was always awake before it…
Try tapping your forehead with forefinger while counting up to the time you want to wake up just before you close your eyes to go to sleep..
eg to wake at 6am...
tap six times while saying "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6"
Repeat 2 times, (3 times in total)
huh... I dont have any movie like memories... is this something I should be concerned about?
I guess this is a different thing, but... When I was a kid I read a book that said if before you go to sleep you think "I will wake up at Xam" (whatever time you want) then you wake up at exactly that time. Which is pretty weird! We can't do that when we're awake. It actually works, and I've never needed an alarm clock. For a few ultra-important days I used one, like catching a plane, but I was always awake before it…
For those who this does not work.. Try tapping your forehead with forefinger while counting up to the time you want to wake up just before you close your eyes to go to sleep.. eg to wake at 6am... tap six times while saying "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6" Repeat 2 times, (3 times in total)
Emotional freedom technique (EFT)?
Memory is a crazy thing. What I find particularly interesting is that some people recall memories in first person, and others in third person. Baffling.
huh... I dont have any movie like memories... is this something I should be concerned about?