I'm not particularly a fan but...
Keeping thoughts from wandering into the past or future I'm pretty good at.
I think ultimately all thoughts about the past and present are actually about the future. We think about what we're doing in order to better plan our next step in the near future... because after all there is no other reason to tell ourselves what's happening when we can already see what's happening.
And thoughts about the past, and regret, and pride, and all sorts... it's all ways to encourage and discourage behaviors for next time.
I'm not a fan of Dan Dennett but I do think brains are for 'producing future'.
The problem I have with mindfulness is the idea that ultimately all experience is neutral and we paint our experience positive or negative.... but if we're mindful we can transcend that.
I think that's bull. I think our happiness and unhappiness is completely tied to our qualia.
Keeping thoughts from wandering into the past or future I'm pretty good at.
I think ultimately all thoughts about the past and present are actually about the future. We think about what we're doing in order to better plan our next step in the near future... because after all there is no other reason to tell ourselves what's happening when we can already see what's happening.
And thoughts about the past, and regret, and pride, and all sorts... it's all ways to encourage and discourage behaviors for next time.
I'm not a fan of Dan Dennett but I do think brains are for 'producing future'.
The problem I have with mindfulness is the idea that ultimately all experience is neutral and we paint our experience positive or negative.... but if we're mindful we can transcend that.
I think that's bull. I think our happiness and unhappiness is completely tied to our qualia.
