[lit-ideas] Re: Tune in and turn off
- From: JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 21:54:57 EDT
Hello aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
In reference to your comment:
I think
the world needs to take one day out of every week and call it "Don't Just
Do Something, Sit There Day."
We call it Shabbat. In secular company we call it a Mental Health Day. I
observed it today. Didn't do a damned thing. Not a bad idea now and then.
Julie Krueger
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"The brainâs ability to âswitch offâ the self may have evolved as a
protective mechanism, he suggests. âIf there is a sudden danger, such as
the appearance of a snake, it is not helpful to stand around wondering how
one feels about the situation,â Goldberg points out."
Or, rephrased, "Don't just sit there, do something, do anything ..."
People are emotional creatures who like to think they're rational. I think
the world needs to take one day out of every week and call it "Don't Just
Do Something, Sit There Day." Then we can extend it to two days and work
up to every day. Maybe then we can be rational and have time for the
really important things like cleaning up the air and water ... Right.
> [Original Message]
> From: Andreas Ramos <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Lit-Ideas <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 4/22/2006 1:55:01 AM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Tune in and turn off
>
> This raises so many questions. When you concentrate, self-awareness
disappears.
>
>
www.newscientist.com/article/dn9019-watching-the-brain-switch-off-selfawaren
ess.html
>
> yrs,
> andreas
> www.andreas.com
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