beetlemaniac
The Living Force
I think that moment of discomfort and suffering standing out there in the hot sun was the key element that provided the last push to get it done. The tobacco had probably augmented the learning potential of the situation, not to mention that smoking tobacco, for me at least, is somewhat uncomfortable as well, especially under the heat of the sun. I had also spontaneously decided to fast the morning of that day, which increased the "voluntary suffering" factor. Well, I didn't do a complete fast, I had a butter tea with some MCT powder which was pretty darn tasty.
It reminds me of the last session and Chu's question:
It's amazing to see this coincide with my experience. I think voluntary suffering is a very important tool for us. However, for it to be effective I need to know myself and my dose response patterns to various types of stimulus, so as to be able to modulate the required amount of suffering to achieve a desired goal or result. Steadily onward as she goes then. I love this forum![Love :love: :love:](/forum/styles/cass/smilies/love.gif)
It reminds me of the last session and Chu's question:
(Chu) In the book Evolution 2.0, it talks about how the restructuring of DNA and recoding in order to rearrange the code and create something new happens mainly in response to heat shock, pollution, hazardous chemicals, absence of food, or presence of food that's harmful – that is, under hardship conditions and extreme conditions - and it happens all in a few hours. I was wondering if this is an explanation for why suffering is conducive to learning?
A: Yes
Q: (Chu) And is this the reason why nowadays when times are "good" as Łobaczewski defined it, for certain segments of the population, that part of humanity seems to be devolving?
A: Yes
Q: ( Artemis) People avoid suffering at all costs.
It's amazing to see this coincide with my experience. I think voluntary suffering is a very important tool for us. However, for it to be effective I need to know myself and my dose response patterns to various types of stimulus, so as to be able to modulate the required amount of suffering to achieve a desired goal or result. Steadily onward as she goes then. I love this forum
![Love :love: :love:](/forum/styles/cass/smilies/love.gif)
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