consciousness – Conscious Consumption

Human Creativity Will Prosper in the AGI Era

Illustration of a human head with butterflies coming off of it to the left of text that reads "AI"

As the competition for AI application dominance heats up among tech companies, there is much speculation around the implications of machine-learning on the future of humanity—particularly artistic expression like literature and music. While automation may very well kill off the editing job that I currently hold (addendum: formerly held), I have faith that my otherContinue reading “Human Creativity Will Prosper in the AGI Era”

Mindfulness: Kill Your Thoughts or Let Them Pass?

Two illustrated human heads facing each other against a cosmic background, with the head at left nearly empty and the one at right filled with a nebula of activity.

From the point of view of mindfulness, the logic is not to care about any of the interesting changes and experiences that come as a result of practicing in this way, because the underlying goal is to be more and more equanimous with changes. So it’s not to grasp at what’s pleasant or interesting andContinue reading “Mindfulness: Kill Your Thoughts or Let Them Pass?”

Exteroception vs Interoception: Getting Out of Your Head

A cup of tea pinning down a napkin that reads "mind full or mindful" on a table

Most people are sort of in their head a lot. They’re not really present to what they’re doing, which leads me to the statement that I believe, most people have an interoceptive bias—they’re focused more on what’s going on internally than on what’s happening externally. I think that this is an issue because we hearContinue reading “Exteroception vs Interoception: Getting Out of Your Head”