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Better ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—around problems of meaning and meaninglessness; self and society; ethics, purpose, and value.

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    1. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 30 Apr 2018
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      In the groove, intense creative energy feels effortless. This is “deep laziness.” @sarahdoingthing provides a recipe for deep laziness in this post: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2018/04/06/deep-laziness/ …pic.twitter.com/7zz4i5BqfQ

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    2. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 30 Apr 2018
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      “Dzogchen,” literally “great completion,” describes enlightenment in Vajrayana Buddhism. Dzogchen is also called “the natural state” and “effortless spontaneous action” (lhündrüp). It is akin to “deep laziness”… an old man basking in the sun. https://amzn.to/2I597NU 

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    3. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 30 Apr 2018
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      “Flow” experiences depend on near-optimal conditions. Dzogchen does not. I’ve suggested that Vajrayana ideally produces flow-like experiences under any circumstances.https://vividness.live/2012/06/27/tantra-and-flow/ …

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      David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 30 Apr 2018
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      Unconditional flow depends on not judging anything as inherently wrong. Magical description of Miles Davis having no problem with a “wrong” chord and elaborating the flow (by Herbie Hancock). Dzogchen resonances: “integration,” “alchemy,” “surprise”pic.twitter.com/xpbUc1EWw0

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        1. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 30 Apr 2018
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          The Herbie Hancock quote is from his recent autobiography, _Possibilities_. Hancock is a Buddhist, and the book explains how Buddhism influenced his life and music. (I haven’t read it, but it’s on my list!) h/t @conrad & @drfeldthttps://www.amazon.com/Herbie-Hancock-Possibilities-ebook/dp/B00ISEOMVI/ …

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        2. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 30 Apr 2018
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          Well… that’s why Vajrayana has a slew of practices. They seem to work. Maybe less efficiently than I’d like! I can’t reliably not-judge, but I do judge less when I practice more, and find myself in flow more often.

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        2. David Dellanave‏Verified account @ddn 30 Apr 2018
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          I think that’s why you can easily achieve & identify flow in sports. In most sports there’s no time to judge wrongness, you just have to keep going and adjust.

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        3. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 30 Apr 2018
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          Good point!

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        2. Mark Moon‏ @eka_mark_moon 30 Apr 2018
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          This is probably related to the deactivation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in improvising musicians (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0001679 …). I bet that corresponds to some kind of shutting down of self-judgment.

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        3. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 30 Apr 2018
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          Nice! I hadn’t seen that paper… your hypothesis is consistent with what little else I know about the DLPFC. @sarahdoingthing may also be interested, since she’s been enthusiastic about DLPFC inhibition for years: https://twitter.com/search?l=&q=dorsolateral%20from%3Asarahdoingthing&src=typd …

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        2. Raul Miller‏ @raudelmil 30 Apr 2018
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          Somehow this reminds me of machining tolerances, though it’s really not the same thing at all. Also reminds me of juggling, though...

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        3. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 30 Apr 2018
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          Juggling is definitely a flow experience!

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        2. Robert Feldt‏ @drfeldt 30 Apr 2018
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          Where is the Herbie text from?

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        3. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 30 Apr 2018
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          It’s from his new autobiography. I’m afraid I don’t have the title handy on my phone.

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