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The thinking path

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Re: The thinking path

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Post by pixl97 »

csours wrote: post #2

A humble suggestion: Load up contradictory thoughts or points of view, and think about them as you walk. Here's a starter pack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2a-DsX9Ezg I don't want to tell you what you should get out of this; it took me a long time to understand what 'dialectic' means. This may be intro level material to many people, but not everyone gets to go to a four year college, or gets raised in an open-mi…

> This may be intro level material to many people, but not everyone gets to go to a four year college, or gets raised in an open-minded community.

Hopefully if you're a person that analyzes contradictory thoughts you've already realized that a huge portion of society cannot do this. It's always fun at family reunions when attempting to discuss a complex topic has confused their opinion for being a fact and they cannot imagine a point of view that is not their own.

The first hard part of life is learning different views exist.

The second hard part of life is realizing some people have a very hard to near impossible time accepting other views exist.

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Post by psychoslave »

thesuperbigfrog wrote: post #5

Walking is just one way to pull yourself out of the workplace and give yourself time and space to focus on the problem. Rich Hickey has a great talk "Hammock Driven Development" in which he describes the value of giving your mind time to think deeply about a problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f84n5oFoZBc

It’s not necessarily that much time. It’s not rare that I block hard on some issue for a significant time, and the moment I stand up and go to the kitchen making some dishes, the solution pops up.

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Post by digging »

csours wrote: post #2

A humble suggestion: Load up contradictory thoughts or points of view, and think about them as you walk. Here's a starter pack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2a-DsX9Ezg I don't want to tell you what you should get out of this; it took me a long time to understand what 'dialectic' means. This may be intro level material to many people, but not everyone gets to go to a four year college, or gets raised in an open-mi…

> 'Be Nice to Spiders' was my first introduction to counter-culture. When everyone else is afraid or uncomfortable or angry about something, you don't have to be.

As a spider enthusiast and photographer, this makes me happy. Thank you for showing these creatures respect :)

Re: The thinking path

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Post by digging »

thesuperbigfrog wrote: post #5

Walking is just one way to pull yourself out of the workplace and give yourself time and space to focus on the problem. Rich Hickey has a great talk "Hammock Driven Development" in which he describes the value of giving your mind time to think deeply about a problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f84n5oFoZBc

True, but walking has additional physical-health benefits.

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Post by rvrs »

I've become known amongst my friends for giving the same advice when it comes to most problems: "Uninstall Twitter and start going on walks."

I don't think it's only useful for intellectual pursuits: we rarely get enough alone time nowadays. And when we do, we're bombarded with stimulation and noise. There's no good opportunity to be alone with ourselves. Walking in a safe, familiar place without my phone has become one of my most important and cherished daily rituals -- I see it as an emotional cleansing.

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Post by csours »

digging wrote: post #13
csours wrote: post #2

A humble suggestion: Load up contradictory thoughts or points of view, and think about them as you walk. Here's a starter pack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2a-DsX9Ezg I don't want to tell you what you should get out of this; it took me a long time to understand what 'dialectic' means. This may be intro level material to many people, but not everyone gets to go to a four year college, or gets raised in an open-mi…

> 'Be Nice to Spiders' was my first introduction to counter-culture. When everyone else is afraid or uncomfortable or angry about something, you don't have to be. As a spider enthusiast and photographer, this makes me happy. Thank you for showing these creatures respect :)

Any cool pictures to share?

Re: The thinking path

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Post by maksimur »

lapcat wrote: post #7
nonrandomstring wrote: post #3

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> Now I have to be careful because Dang gave me a chewing for talking about the podcast too much. Less than 24 hours ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37424978 "Can you please stop using HN to promote your podcast? You're doing it way too much and users are complaining."

I'll risk being buried by downvotes but who gives a damn if it's to stand up for someone. I think you're all being too harsh with him. His comment is insightful and he didn't link to his podcast as far as I can see. I'd rather do something if he kept saying stuff like his first paragraphs 2 or 3 more times. Give him the benefit of doubt at the very least.

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Post by digging »

csours wrote: post #16
digging wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 'Be Nice to Spiders' was my first introduction to counter-culture. When everyone else is afraid or uncomfortable or angry about something, you don't have to be. As a spider enthusiast and photographer, this makes me happy. Thank you for showing these creatures respect :)

Any cool pictures to share?

Not without doxxing myself unfortunately. Maybe I'll create an anonymous account on a photo hosting site and share.

Re: The thinking path

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Post by kingkongjaffa »

csours wrote: post #2

A humble suggestion: Load up contradictory thoughts or points of view, and think about them as you walk. Here's a starter pack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2a-DsX9Ezg I don't want to tell you what you should get out of this; it took me a long time to understand what 'dialectic' means. This may be intro level material to many people, but not everyone gets to go to a four year college, or gets raised in an open-mi…

> Often people just want the best answer, or the truth.

most people want the most convenient, easiest answer that conforms to their own confirmation biases.

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