recently temporarily fixed what happened to be the most [big × tractable] bottleneck to my productivity.
I sure hope this positive change lasts, but I doubt it as I am suspicious of any lasting positive changes from a quick-fix.
I don’t believe theirs any quick-fixes due to humans neuroplasticity being quite stiff (unless you do Ketamine which increases neuroplasticity, than sure you can make quick changes in your life).
For a lasting change, you’d need the change to last much longer (I’d imagine at the very least 30 days), which is of course quite hard to do long-term hence why many end up applying these short-term fixes.
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It’s important to note that humans aren’t rational.
Humans have all been guilty of doing one quick change and getting this profoundness of “oh my god this is amazing I should have done this earlier my life is changed” but shortly after it wears off and you end up with no positive change.
You have to keep in mind that no matter how rational the change is, it’s going to be tough as our brain doesn’t really want us to change and wants us to remain in it’s familiar patterns.
Shrug, it does work for long spans (usually months before I need another) for me. This was a recent patch to a recent problem, but I’ve had this technique for years and it does in fact get me out of positive feedback loops of hedonic set point raising, no ketamine required. If I had to guess why it lasts, I’d say that it serves as a good reminder and willpower booster that allows me to resist further really-useless superstimuli.
I sure hope this positive change lasts, but I doubt it as I am suspicious of any lasting positive changes from a quick-fix.
I don’t believe theirs any quick-fixes due to humans neuroplasticity being quite stiff (unless you do Ketamine which increases neuroplasticity, than sure you can make quick changes in your life).
For a lasting change, you’d need the change to last much longer (I’d imagine at the very least 30 days), which is of course quite hard to do long-term hence why many end up applying these short-term fixes.
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It’s important to note that humans aren’t rational.
Humans have all been guilty of doing one quick change and getting this profoundness of “oh my god this is amazing I should have done this earlier my life is changed” but shortly after it wears off and you end up with no positive change.
You have to keep in mind that no matter how rational the change is, it’s going to be tough as our brain doesn’t really want us to change and wants us to remain in it’s familiar patterns.
Shrug, it does work for long spans (usually months before I need another) for me. This was a recent patch to a recent problem, but I’ve had this technique for years and it does in fact get me out of positive feedback loops of hedonic set point raising, no ketamine required. If I had to guess why it lasts, I’d say that it serves as a good reminder and willpower booster that allows me to resist further really-useless superstimuli.