Stimulus & Response

3. Out of Our Heads


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In your head. Repetitive negative thinking. 55,000 times a day. "Space" visualization. The tendency to think you can think your way out of thinking. Negativity bias. 5,000 chances a day for productive, positive, and creative thoughts. "Stealing Fire." The $4 trillion / year distraction economy. "On Having No Head." "Toe, Hip, Elbow, Chin" question process. A habit sandwich. Treadmill vs. uneven ground. Passing the mic. To be lists. Character strengths. One word intentions. Quarantine mantra. Embodied cognition. "Powers of Ten."
Damon: https://www.sidestreetcoaching.com
Jeremy: http://jeremynsmith.com
Matt Mullins/Black Rooster Productions: https://vimeo.com/mattmullins
"Stealing Fire" by Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal: https://bookshop.org/books/stealing-fire-how-silicon-valley-the-navy-seals-and-maverick-scientists-are-revolutionizing-the-way-we-live-and-work/9780062429667
"On Having No Head" by Douglas Harding: https://bookshop.org/books/on-having-no-head/9781908774064
VIA Character Strengths Survey: https://www.viacharacter.org
Quarantine mantra: "I have kindness in my heart—for others and for myself."
Embodied cognition: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/a-brief-guide-to-embodied-cognition-why-you-are-not-your-brain/ & https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/embodied-cognition/
Quote attributed to Yeats is actually a variant of a quote by English author and playwright Eden Phillpotts. Oops! Here's the original: "The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
"Powers of Ten" video: https://youtu.be/0fKBhvDjuy0
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Stimulus & ResponseBy Damon Valentino and Jeremy N. Smith