https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TlYoVsW5ko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-1onPXTTyE

Simon talks about how “everything is only about the meaning you give it”, and if you think it through he’s more than just right; it’s shocking how much seeing things this way changes the world you inhabit. I’ll give an example: your (everyone’s) nervous system is an electrical signaling network, and it has only two modes: ‘on’ (signal), or ‘off’ (no signal). So, when you perceive a sensation, how do you determine whether it’s pleasurable or painful? For that qualitative information to be real, you would need more signaling modes to convey affective information. Instead, your brain gives these qualities to the sensations post hoc by subconsciously reasoning about the nature of their sources. Therefore, by choosing a better meaning for a sensation, you can “reframe” (Scott Adams’ term) a negative or painful sensation into a neutral (or even pleasant) one. The ability to do this is a superpower, and I personally have used it to great effect in treating a medical issue which I used to experience as agony, but now hardly notice. Thought I’d share that in case anyone else might be benefited by the knowledge. I highly recommend Adams’ book “Reframe Your Brain”, which is where I got most of this from.

https://youtu.be/6sTkt0dtxF4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK3Y2erkmlY&list=TLPQMDkwMjIwMjabL52ZdO2msw&index=3