I think the ongoing evolution of human consciousness is the ongoing ability of
consciousness is the ongoing ability of
consciousness is the ongoing ability of the brain to process greater amounts of
the brain to process greater amounts of
the brain to process greater amounts of information with our relationship with
information with our relationship with
information with our relationship with technology now we’re literally
technology now we’re literally
technology now we’re literally stretching the amount of information
stretching the amount of information
stretching the amount of information that our brains and process at any given
that our brains and process at any given
that our brains and process at any given time we live in the age of multitasking
time we live in the age of multitasking
time we live in the age of multitasking we live in the age of watching TV while
we live in the age of watching TV while
we live in the age of watching TV while you text while you’re on Facebook while
you text while you’re on Facebook while
you text while you’re on Facebook while your tweet while you’re watching a video
your tweet while you’re watching a video
your tweet while you’re watching a video on YouTube all at the same time in fact
on YouTube all at the same time in fact
on YouTube all at the same time in fact I like to say if you don’t have a BD
I like to say if you don’t have a BD
I like to say if you don’t have a BD today you’re not paying attention
today you’re not paying attention
today you’re not paying attention we are overextending our attention
we are overextending our attention
we are overextending our attention faculties and it’s causing a kind of
faculties and it’s causing a kind of
faculties and it’s causing a kind of bandwidth anxiety we just don’t have the
bandwidth anxiety we just don’t have the
bandwidth anxiety we just don’t have the RAM for the amount of open apps that we
RAM for the amount of open apps that we
RAM for the amount of open apps that we have open we need to come up with
have open we need to come up with
have open we need to come up with techniques and ways to engage with this
techniques and ways to engage with this
techniques and ways to engage with this multiplicity of options while still
multiplicity of options while still
multiplicity of options while still retaining an attentional focus that
retaining an attentional focus that
retaining an attentional focus that allows us to function the evolution of
allows us to function the evolution of
allows us to function the evolution of human is to transcend our boundaries
human is to transcend our boundaries
human is to transcend our boundaries human beings didn’t stay in the caves
human beings didn’t stay in the caves
human beings didn’t stay in the caves they didn’t stay in the planet they had
they didn’t stay in the planet they had
they didn’t stay in the planet they had to stay with the limits of their biology
to stay with the limits of their biology
to stay with the limits of their biology I think that human beings dovetail their
I think that human beings dovetail their
I think that human beings dovetail their minds to their tool and when those tools
minds to their tool and when those tools
minds to their tool and when those tools start dovetailing back then the line
start dovetailing back then the line
start dovetailing back then the line between user and tool becomes flimsy I
between user and tool becomes flimsy I
between user and tool becomes flimsy I think the brain is an energy-saving
think the brain is an energy-saving
think the brain is an energy-saving system sort of decides what’s the useful
system sort of decides what’s the useful
system sort of decides what’s the useful information and then everything else you
information and then everything else you
information and then everything else you can delete the brain has a mental map an
can delete the brain has a mental map an
can delete the brain has a mental map an internal model of the world that it has
internal model of the world that it has
internal model of the world that it has to interface with and so if I take the
to interface with and so if I take the
to interface with and so if I take the same route to work every day if I’m
same route to work every day if I’m
same route to work every day if I’m always sitting in the same office
always sitting in the same office
always sitting in the same office I could go with my eyes closed and
I could go with my eyes closed and
I could go with my eyes closed and pretty much get there because it’s
pretty much get there because it’s
pretty much get there because it’s already inside therefore I’m not
already inside therefore I’m not
already inside therefore I’m not noticing anything but when you change
noticing anything but when you change
noticing anything but when you change something in the world then your brain
something in the world then your brain
something in the world then your brain notices brain is primed to notice the
notices brain is primed to notice the
notices brain is primed to notice the new difference and biologically selected
new difference and biologically selected
new difference and biologically selected to notice the new if we know that we
to notice the new if we know that we
to notice the new if we know that we know that our brain is awaking by the
know that our brain is awaking by the
know that our brain is awaking by the new then if we want to play with it we
new then if we want to play with it we
new then if we want to play with it we focus on what we don’t focus on what
focus on what we don’t focus on what
focus on what we don’t focus on what gets edited out but we can take active
gets edited out but we can take active
gets edited out but we can take active steps into
steps into
steps into perform a metacognitive pack on our own
perform a metacognitive pack on our own
perform a metacognitive pack on our own brains and force ourselves to notice
brains and force ourselves to notice
brains and force ourselves to notice what we never notice before
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