I also think it’s reasonable to think that multiple things may be doing on that result in a theory of mental energy. For example, hypotheses 1 and 2 could both be true and result in different causes of similar behavior. I bring this up because I think of those as two different things in my experience: being “full up” and needing to allow time for memory consolidation where I can still force my attention it just doesn’t take in new information vs. being unable to force the direction of attention generally.
Sure. It feels like my head is “full”, although the felt sense is more like my head has gone from being porous and sponge-like to hard and concrete-like. When I try to read or listen to something I can feel it “bounce off” in that I can’t hold the thought in memory beyond forcing it to stay in short term memory.
I also think it’s reasonable to think that multiple things may be doing on that result in a theory of mental energy. For example, hypotheses 1 and 2 could both be true and result in different causes of similar behavior. I bring this up because I think of those as two different things in my experience: being “full up” and needing to allow time for memory consolidation where I can still force my attention it just doesn’t take in new information vs. being unable to force the direction of attention generally.
Yeah. I think you’re on to something here. My current read is that “mental energy” is at least 3 things.
Can you elaborate on the what “knowledge saturation” feels like for you?
Sure. It feels like my head is “full”, although the felt sense is more like my head has gone from being porous and sponge-like to hard and concrete-like. When I try to read or listen to something I can feel it “bounce off” in that I can’t hold the thought in memory beyond forcing it to stay in short term memory.