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How do I turn off the part of my brain that is sensemaking / storying / evaluating an experience as I am having it?

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CNN: Donald Trump panicking, faces life in prison trump at rally: mario he's jumping around, swimming underwater, they're shooting at him. and you get to the end of the level and it says "She's In Another castle" (exaggerated look to the left) i said, OK, you're on your own!

OMG guys!!! using GPT without Custom Instructions is super annoying!!! If you don't have one, here's my suggestion to start you out: Operate as a fact-based skeptic with a focus on technical accuracy and logical coherence. Challenge assumptions and offer alternative viewpoints…

When you have to take your friend’s shirt off pic.twitter.com/WZwAEK6XPp— Simple Town (@Simple__Town) October 11, 2023

We want to acknowledge the confusion and frustration we heard after we announced our new runtime fee policy. We’d like to clarify some of your top questions and concerns: Who is impacted by this price increase: The price increase is very targeted. In fact, more than 90% of our…

I will just leave this here. People are angry. Quite understandable. But the angry rhetoric that almost seems to justify ethnic cleansing and genocide in the aftermath of the despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas, coming from some leaders in tech is really scary to people,…— Bilal Zuberi (@bznotes) October 10, 2023

are there a lot of wars where one side can turn off their enemy’s water and electricity and close their borders?— ashley ray (@theashleyray) October 11, 2023

I am telling you: the modern GOP is not a series of politicians trying to govern and help solve problems to improve lives. These are *political influencers* hoping to get attention, so they can accumulate more money and power. https://t.co/Rk2rjESYMR— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) October 10, 2023

The penultimate paragraph is just right: “We recognize that attacks on civilians by Hamas are neither justifiable nor unprovoked. This has been the deadliest year for Palestinians in decades of occupation and of the stifling blockade of Gaza.” https://t.co/bCz19ntJAB— Jacob Remes (@jacremes) October 8, 2023

I've been working on a new gauge component with @glennui ✨Getting all the details right was trickier then I thought: pic.twitter.com/bSieRJ8s51— Timo Lins (@timolins) October 8, 2023

People who didn’t know each other were paired up: physical attractiveness predicted liking at first meeting, after a 5-minute conversation, and at 9 weeks of acquaintance.After the 5-minute convo and 9 weeks of acquaintance, nonverbal expressivity (charisma) also predicted… pic.twitter.com/czTiQLjmJd— Alexander (@datepsych) October 7, 2023

As an undergraduate I remember learning that peer review was the litmus test for reputable, good science. It was this iron-clad thing. The ultimate seal of approval that lets you know if a paper is trustworthy.But we were never taught what peer review actually consists of. 🧵— Alexander (@datepsych) October 6, 2023

What health/lifestyle interventions do you think are similar to meditation, eg there are no studies or only very poor studies and thus the benefits aren't widely known or talked about outside of those in the know?— RomeoStevens (@RomeoStevens76) October 6, 2023

I'm not totally against UBI conceptually, it's just that the mechanism to deliver it would most likely be a CBDC. Those in favor of UBI should specifically advocate for negative tax rates for low income people, delivered via tax refund. I still think the priority should be…

I have made the extremely difficult decision to resign from the Processing Foundation. I am absolutely heartbroken, and have not slept well for months.— Ben Fry (@ben_fry) October 4, 2023

HANGERS - Fashion’s next branding tool pic.twitter.com/WAHdX4COI5— Outlander Magazine (@StreetFashion01) October 3, 2023

pic.twitter.com/4lycEVsreN— TRA (@tra_tra___) October 2, 2023

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The 18-44 age bucket is shocking….Within two decades. pic.twitter.com/cjYmJmvowJ— John LeFevre (@JohnLeFevre) September 27, 2023

still pretty mysterious why it occurs, one possibility is just increased awareness of sensations in the body, for example I think fried foods always felt pretty bad in my tummy but now I'm *very* aware of the 6 hours post fried chicken where my tummy hurts and prefer to avoid— Carmen (@carmenleelau) October 1, 2023