Plus, an update on Ben's lasers
reading a book, listening to a podcast, meditating:
- focused, sustained attention
- requires intention
- alpha and theta waves
- slow rhythms linked to focused attention, memory consolidation, and internal processing
- depth
browsing the internet:
- “mindless”
- follows spontaneous interest
- beta and gamma waves
- desynchronized, high‑frequency states tied to alertness and rapid stimulus processing
- breadth
neuroscience shows the brain benefits from cycling through all states.
https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/ucla-study-finds-that-searching-the-internet-increases-brain-function
just as your child’s behavior (playing loudly, quietly etc.) informs you of her needs, the activities you gravitate towards reveal your own needs.
beyond the brain flossing, it also served as generative material.
שָׁלוֹם
reading a book, listening to a podcast, meditating:
- focused, sustained attention
- requires intention
- alpha and theta waves
- slow rhythms linked to focused attention, memory consolidation, and internal processing
- depth
browsing the internet:
- “mindless”
- follows spontaneous interest
- beta and gamma waves
- desynchronized, high‑frequency states tied to alertness and rapid stimulus processing
- breadth
neuroscience shows the brain benefits from cycling through all states.
https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/ucla-study-finds-that-searching-the-internet-increases-brain-function
just as your child’s behavior (playing loudly, quietly etc.) informs you of her needs, the activities you gravitate towards reveal your own needs.
beyond the brain flossing, it also served as generative material.
שָׁלוֹם