overstimulation
Es ist ungeheuer schwierig, mit konservativen Mitteln radikale Ziele zu erreichen, und Zensur ist konservativ. Ich werde immer misstrauisch, wenn die Freiheit von Frauen zu »ihrem eigenen Schutz« eingeschränkt werden soll, genau-so, wie ich misstrauisch werde, wenn Erwachsene verhindern wollen, dass Kinder bestimmte Dinge erfahren, weil es dafür
... See moreNot everything is important or urgent. Yet we live in a culture where even our thoughts and discomforts feel urgent, as though they require immediate action. Life or death. This urgency culture, especially around our minds, is eroding our ability to think deeply. We are not patient enough to see if our brain will recall something on its own, or if
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I do wonder sometimes what this constant need for certainty says about my relationship with control. Because in the end, in that moment, I’m trying to regain control of my brain, my memory, the situation. The urge rises so strongly, and letting go of control—by not knowing, by forgetting, and trusting that if it matters, my mind will recall it—is in a way allowing uncertainty to take over.
I found a scientific article2 by Sabine Heim and Andreas Keil, both neuroscientists, from 2017 (still pre-pandemic) claiming the average person processes around 74GB of information a day; that’s comparable to watching 16 movies daily. It also suggested this was increasing by around 5% per year, and that 500 years ago, 74GB would have been what a... See more
I found a scientific article2 by Sabine Heim and Andreas Keil, both neuroscientists, from 2017 (still pre-pandemic) claiming the average person processes around 74GB of information a day; that’s comparable to watching 16 movies daily. It also suggested this was increasing by around 5% per year, and that 500 years ago, 74GB would have been what a highly educated person consumed in a lifetime. Yes, a lifetime!