I’m wondering if one exists, and what is the name of that technique or that family of techniques. It seems like something that CFAR has researched extensively and layered a lot of things on top of.
4 hours is necessary for anything substantially longer than 1-2 hours, since 6 hours is too long under most circumstances. Obviously, whiteboards and notepads are allowed, but screens and books absolutely must be kept in a different room. I’m not sure how sporadic google searching and book-searching and person-consulting factors into this, because those queries will suck you in and interrupt the state.
If people are using sleep deprivation, showers, lying in bed, or long drives to think, it’s probably primarily the absence of interruption (from books and screens and people) that triggers valuable thoughts and thinking, not the tasks themselves. (although freeway driving might potentially do more good than harm by consistently keeping certain parts of the brain stimulated).
[Question] Are there rationality techniques similar to staring at the wall for 4 hours?
I’m wondering if one exists, and what is the name of that technique or that family of techniques. It seems like something that CFAR has researched extensively and layered a lot of things on top of.
4 hours is necessary for anything substantially longer than 1-2 hours, since 6 hours is too long under most circumstances. Obviously, whiteboards and notepads are allowed, but screens and books absolutely must be kept in a different room. I’m not sure how sporadic google searching and book-searching and person-consulting factors into this, because those queries will suck you in and interrupt the state.
If people are using sleep deprivation, showers, lying in bed, or long drives to think, it’s probably primarily the absence of interruption (from books and screens and people) that triggers valuable thoughts and thinking, not the tasks themselves. (although freeway driving might potentially do more good than harm by consistently keeping certain parts of the brain stimulated).