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1/ Some computers––(including by loose analogy our own minds + metacognition)––cant compute beyond constraints of the system or layer they were intended to compute w/o glitching.
Just as people of Flatland can't percieve 3D space
Or David Foster Wallace's fish can't grok water
Just as people of Flatland can't percieve 3D space
Or David Foster Wallace's fish can't grok water
2/ As it relates to that RECURSIVE hole of thinking about thinking about thinking––there is VERY interesting science on pros + cons of self-reflection.
I believe meditation works in reducing anxiety etc NOT b/c it pulls you deeper into yourself but b/c it pulls you up––SHALLOWER
I believe meditation works in reducing anxiety etc NOT b/c it pulls you deeper into yourself but b/c it pulls you up––SHALLOWER
3/ Here are some papers to...reflect on self-reflection (but not too far;)
nature.com/articles/palco…
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… (self-reported study)
apa.org/monitor/jun05/…
nature.com/articles/palco…
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… (self-reported study)
apa.org/monitor/jun05/…
