Lumifer comments on "Spiritual" techniques that actually work thread - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 11 March 2015 04:24:24PM 1 point [-]

Yes, I learned that from no-equipment divers. With this simple trick people can look around down there with just a mask and fin. They claim with practice the mental effect disappears.

Comment author: Lumifer 11 March 2015 04:33:02PM 1 point [-]

For free diving, sure, but the weirdness is in walking around your kitchen (or office, or whatever) for several minutes and not breathing. Especially when you realize that if you want to talk, you need some flow of air in your throat :-/