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Kaj_Sotala comments on Anxiety and Rationality - Less Wrong Discussion

32 Post author: helldalgo 19 January 2016 06:30PM

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Comment author: Brillyant 22 January 2016 03:58:18PM 2 points [-]

The first part of the flowchart (Emotion --> Action Required --> No --> Notice and let it go) reminds me a bit of my reading and practice of meditation. It is quite revealing when you are able to sit and "watch" your thoughts/feelings. The flow of emotion/cognition can be very chaotic.

I don't meditate as often currently, but I do use the technique of quickly observing the thoughts and feelings I can recognize at any given moment and making a rational choice to ignore the ones that are not helpful or are out of my control. I find it a useful habit.

Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 23 January 2016 12:22:41PM 0 points [-]

Yeah, that part's explicitly intended to be done using something like mindfulness techniques.