Almost anything you give sustained attention to will begin to loop on itself
6 days ago
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- Sustained attention and delayed satisfaction enhance pleasure, as seen in good sex, by activating the dopaminergic system and creating feedback loops.
- Different bodily systems synchronize at varying rates, meaning sustained attention allows for deeper, more coherent experiences.
- Attention can lead to intense emotional states, such as panic attacks or joy-induced hallucinogenic states (jhanas).
- Art functions as guided meditation, structuring attentional fields and creating deep, sometimes transformative experiences.
- Examples include a personal experience with Sibelius’s 5th Symphony, where sustained attention led to vivid, cinematic mental imagery.
- Sustained attention to loneliness or mathematical ideas can unlock new levels of understanding and flow states.
- Research intimacy—deep familiarity with a topic—enhances intuition and leads to more profound insights.