tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post116101282364902352..comments2023-10-28T09:25:39.790-04:00Comments on The Atavist: Pulling and pushing Z's.The Atavisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1162215496110695352006-10-30T08:38:00.000-05:002006-10-30T08:38:00.000-05:00Wow, Penny... that's more than a bit scary. I hav...Wow, Penny... that's more than a bit scary. I have read about situations where research was being done in universities and student subjects were asked to visualize violence done to others at their hands, and what they were willing to do went way beyond what anyone might consider to be reasonable. <BR/><BR/>As you put it:<BR/><BR/>"Illustrates:<BR/>Power of visualization.<BR/>Power of relaxation.<BR/>and<BR/>Power of group persuasion."<BR/><BR/>I would add to that 'trust' in authority or any sort of 'expert.'<BR/><BR/>Goes to show that we need to be hyper-critical of anything we do or think of doing.<BR/><BR/>VERY interesting story!The Atavisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1162102846974186882006-10-29T01:20:00.000-05:002006-10-29T01:20:00.000-05:00Your visualization in regard to relaxation reminde...Your visualization in regard to relaxation reminded me of something else we did in rehab.<BR/><BR/>The counsellor had us all lie on the ground in the dark and he put on soothing sound effect music of a stream or some sort of water, real low, and then he began to talk..<BR/><BR/>It was our last day in therapy..<BR/><BR/>He spoke really slow and meditative...<BR/><BR/>"Now, imagine you are walking through a field.. nice babbling brook.. etc.. etc.. now, imagine you come across someone you don't like, someone who has done you wrong, someone you would like to get even with.. now, imagine taking him or her by the shoulders and pushing him or her into the water.. and now, you are holding down his head.. and he can't breathe.. and he stops moving..."<BR/><BR/>The counsellor used this as his last-day joke, but the joke was on him as he had to stop and explain to us that it was indeed a joke and he looked quite shaken when he realized that we'd all be doing just as he said, and relaxing in it's enjoyment. He just couldn't believe that not one of us (out of a maybe the dozen that we were), hadn't called him on it.<BR/><BR/>Illustrates:<BR/>Power of visualization.<BR/>Power of relaxation.<BR/><I>and</I><BR/>Power of group persuasion.SuperP.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06830641369098524799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1161631184087577232006-10-23T15:19:00.000-04:002006-10-23T15:19:00.000-04:00Penny: Your #2 is something I have used as well, ...Penny: Your #2 is something I have used as well, to help me relax. I used that process to relax and then I would imagine myself entering an elevator in an office building here in London, Ontario. In my mind, I would get on the elevator at the 10th floor and the press the button for the basement. As I imagined myself going down, I would strive to get that falling sensation typical in an elevator ride and invariably, before I got to the basement, I would be asleep. I haven't had to do any of that for many years.<BR/><BR/>The human body and mind are interesting things, aren't they?The Atavisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1161628803999973142006-10-23T14:40:00.000-04:002006-10-23T14:40:00.000-04:00My Dad knocks his head on his pillow two or three ...My Dad knocks his head on his pillow two or three times and says, "Six o'clock please" and he wakes up at six o'clock. I've never understood it, I've seen it happen time and again and I've never met anyone else that could do it, but it's true, so I believe you and I am interested to read that there are at least two of you out there. Very strange.<BR/><BR/>Going to sleep. <BR/><BR/>Two pieces of advice.<BR/><BR/>#1. My Mother told me that at bedtime, there is nothing you can do or think about anything that you can change or solve at that moment. Sleep is neccessary and that all thoughts must be stopped as a precursor to sleep - whatever needs to be done or thought about can wait until morning. Clear your head.<BR/><BR/>#2. I learned this in rehab.. putting your body to sleep. It works for me, as long as my head is clear. Wiggle toes.. stretch them, tell them to go to sleep, feel them relax, move up to the calves, thighs, so on. I've rarely made it to my head - it's like anesthetic.<BR/><BR/>Also, cutting out television, books, exercise or other stimuli half an hour to forty-five minutes before bedtime aids greatly. Relax, stretch, take time to make a lunch (not rush), sit quietly, meditate, work to decompress, deprogram and debrief oneself. Many successful people use meditation half an hour twice a day - to ready themselves for the waking world and to prepare themselves for the sleeping one. But, like all things, it takes diligence and practice. Sleep is essential. I hope your son finds a method that will lead to a healthy regenerative sleeping pattern for his future.SuperP.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06830641369098524799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1161176002900571692006-10-18T08:53:00.000-04:002006-10-18T08:53:00.000-04:00Financial columnist Doug Casey tells us we should ...Financial columnist Doug Casey tells us we should be prepared to have our children and grandchildren be houseboys and nannies to the Chinese. I'm not sure that I would go that far, but the North American economy is increasingly intertwined with and financed by Asia. There could be interesting times ahead as the East increasingly competes with the west for everything: oil, capital, skill, markets, etc.The Atavisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1161123272623069782006-10-17T18:14:00.000-04:002006-10-17T18:14:00.000-04:00I bought one of those old mechanical alarm clocks ...I bought one of those old mechanical alarm clocks for my emergency kit a few weeks ago (a "Baby Ben" replica made in China like everything else is, anymore). I wanted a wind-up or self-winding pocket watch, but they don't even make replicas of those - not even in China - but I know about the inner clock wake-up thing, too.<BR/>Fascinating!TheWayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15074292938877766871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1161098009582907172006-10-17T11:13:00.000-04:002006-10-17T11:13:00.000-04:00Yeah... but those abilities haven't, at least so f...Yeah... but those abilities haven't, at least so far, helped me push away that second slice of pecan pie or chocolate cake, even though I know they aren't good for me. I guess I have to keep working on that!The Atavisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1161047042653705212006-10-16T21:04:00.000-04:002006-10-16T21:04:00.000-04:00No wonder you like some science fiction! You have ...No wonder you like some science fiction! You have must have extra capabilities to get up exactly when you want with no other assistance than an internal desire.<BR/>I'm quite envious.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.com