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The second one looks like it could burn the absolute crap out of a speaker

Google it. But for increasing working memory capacity (probably not really the memory you're asking about, but anyway), the most effective way seems to be "dual n back" -- it really seems to make some serious changes in brain real-estate because basically every time I do it, even if only for 5-10 minutes, I have insanely intense dreams that night. Oh and if you're doing a lot of meditation, to the point where you're very equanimous, you may actually notice a decrease in your ability to remember -- to the point where you need to write things down.

^^ This. @thestruggler Fill the whole body with awareness kind of like filling up a balloon, so there's not a whole lot of room left over for distractions. Get there by gently but firmly returning to the breath whenever you gleefully notice that you're distracted. Unless you can remain attentive to the breath sensations indefinitely, your main focus should be cultivating the readiness to emit appreciative joy upon noticing you're distracted - this positive feedback will cause your mind to associate "noticing you're distracted" with "good," and eventually you'll rarely ever get distracted (because as soon as distraction would arise, it instantly would turn into "noticing you're distracted," meaning there just is no distraction).

@r0ckyreed One of the most effective for me was just sitting and just intending to enjoy the present moment as much as possible. No matter how sparse the pleasant or neutral sensations seem, just soak up as much enjoyment from them as possible. This does not mean increase pleasure as much as possible -- rather, increase the enjoyment as much as possible. What starts as a humble kindling fire can grow and grow until you feel so rapturous it's almost like you're about to pass out.

In that case, simply cutting out vegetable oils might be sufficient. It will lower estrogen and serotonin, which will in turn increase thyroid activity, lower TSH, and increase T3 -- especially if you are getting enough selenium, zinc, and sunlight. Aspirin can even help with this.

@arlin We are conscious in deep sleep, and it is peaceful, we just don't usually remember it -- there is an induced ego death due to complete or near-complete memory suppression. But after you sleep for a long time you still have a vague sense of the time that elapsed. This is in strong contrast with experiences of anesthesia, wherein the moment you lose consciousness is the exact moment you regain consciousness, from your perspective -- as if you jumped forward in time in an instant, no matter how long you were anesthetized.

A gf of mine absolutely HATED the copper IUD. But apparently not everyone reacts that way. Copper isn't really that toxic but it does sort of act as a counter to zinc so with more copper entering your body you often need more zinc (which purges excess copper from the body), and excess copper can be quite harmful -- I'm pretty sure its associated with psychosis and anemia. Damn that sounds like a great option. Progesterone is supposed to be pretty good for you. I think it can decrease sex drive though.

@vinc3nc Just saw that your TSH was low. Read too fast the first time and assumed it was high. Serious thyroid issues seem to be more associated with high TSH than low. But get your T3/T4 checked. And Euthroid/Synthroid is T4. Some seem to do better on T3 (Cytomel).

Why? Because of awkwardness or something? But anyway, personally I would never have sex with a hooker for money. If you've only had sex a fairly small number of times, I can understand how that could make you feel unconfident in bed. Having a relationship can fix that pretty quickly, but it's all in your head anyway, and I wouldn't recommend starting a relationship specifically to practice sex.

It is a belief, IF you believe it. It is what seems to be the case. The part you left out is that there is no you, and the infinite is infinite.

The absolute best kind of awakening is the kind that absolutely no one wants.

Or seems to be happening.

I don't mind it at all now, but yeah, I have long since learned that sleeping on my side prevents it.

Try to experience more fear. You'll fail.

Maybe try 3 days a week for cardio and lifting (full body, no splits) and relax just a bit. Diet seems great except for the vegetable oil from the peanuts -- polyunsaturated fats can reduce thyroid function. If you have seriously reduced thyroid function that doesn't respond to anything, consider hormones, preferably T3 and pregnenolone.

It's not easy. It's terrifying.

If by ego you mean personality, no not possible to function without it. If by ego you mean I, you're already functioning without that.

When I look in the mirror I see the most gorgeous person imaginable, regardless of how subjectively good looking I am to someone else. This comes from self love, but the trick is to view others this way as well

Oh yeah and for an actual tip. Try to make it as scary as possible. Not by literally figuring out how to make everything worse, but by simply mindlessly and intuitively intending to increase the fear factor. The fear tends to lessen when you attempt that, counterintuitively. By cutting the aversion to fear, you eliminate the source of the fear. Dissolves the whole thing to manageable levels like a charm.

@PurpleTree lol damn dude. I've had several that transitioned into lucid dreams where I'd get out of my sleeping body (which was often excruciatingly painful, kind of like what I imagine phantom limb pain to be like, but everywhere, but once I was totally in a dream body out of my physical body, the pain stopped), walk around my house and contemplate just what the fuck must reality actually be for me to be apparently having this experience right now. That happened probably 300 times, maybe more, maybe less. Sometimes I'd even walk outside my house and go for a walk. Sometimes the door just wouldn't open. Weird stuff man. I would've done more interesting stuff than that if it weren't for the fact that it was just like real life. I could even read and stuff.

Well I have narcolepsy so yeah, all kinds of hallucinations. Even at the worst points I was grateful to have the condition. I tripped for free every night.

@PurpleTree I've had this happen every night for 3 years straight. Eventually I just stopped caring. I would jerk myself out of paralysis after a long struggle, hundreds of times a night, literally shaking in terror.

@levani Just make sure you do a push, a pull, and a legs, consistently, and you'll be good. Chins, Dips or Overhead Press, and Deadlift or back squat. Can sub bench press for dips but only if you're also doing overhead press. Benching alone will cause rotator cuff issues.

Definitely not. He's been long dead and was a chemist who was a little on the nutty side but he knew heavy metal detox more than anyone.

Andy Cutler. If you really want to know more.