Don’t go chasing Unicorns…
It’s been a while since my last post (over a year, in fact). Wondering about the why, it’s not so much that I have less to say, just less of a need to say it. I will keep writing these posts from time to time, Read More …
Tag: values
Building a better self: Using cognitive hacking to modify your fuck-ups…
Over the last 18 months, I’ve written a fair bit on the concept of self, and the various issues with being human that get in the way of our mental wellbeing. Today, I’d like to revisit that theme, tying together a few of the various Read More …
How to exercise properly: Making sure you get what you need…
I’m on holiday this week – four days in and I’m feeling relaxed – perfect time for a blog. I’ve had this idea sitting in my drafts folder for ages – and given I’m taking a week off exercising it’s probably the right time to Read More …
Human values: Delusional but worth it…
So, last week I wrote about how we can protect ourselves from the consequences of memetic hacking (if not the hack itself) by learning to distrust the consistency of the self, and being suspicious of our urges – rule of thumb: if it feels “right” Read More …
Memes, Consciousness and Mind Hacking – Part 2 (The Magus Syndrome)
So quick precis of last week: I referred to memes, an evolved method of communicating complex information between human beings, and suggested that they can be an ideal mechanism for hacking human consciousness (by bypassing regular mechanisms and reinforcing themselves through neurobiological reward). I also Read More …
Consciousness, operating systems, and why we struggle with change – Part 2
In my last post I talked about how the analogy of hardware and software and the files that run on that software can be a good way of understanding why it’s difficult for us to make change easily, or to integrate new ideas into our Read More …