tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286337638530605199.post2323695901942995936..comments2023-06-05T14:30:33.719+02:00Comments on EXPOSING MY MIND: Evening thoughts on blindnessAlexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17111363656098735747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286337638530605199.post-78145056243075172662012-05-10T23:06:12.704+02:002012-05-10T23:06:12.704+02:00Yeah. The problem with food is that the visual asp...Yeah. The problem with food is that the visual aspect can affect the taste as well, so although it (closing your eyes) won't always be a useful tool for appreciating "pretty" food, it will probably help eating food that doesn't look too tasty. It can work both ways.<br /><br />Whether or not these techniques are always useful isn't the point though, the important thing is being aware of when they are useful and when they aren't. And in any case, even if they aren't useful, they will always teach us something interesting about our brain.Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111363656098735747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286337638530605199.post-66293051464833335892012-05-10T23:00:39.967+02:002012-05-10T23:00:39.967+02:00Interesting. Removing senses also enhances the re...Interesting. Removing senses also enhances the remaining ones. Closing your eyes when eating a new exotic dish proves quite different from gobbling anything down mindlessly. One risks being ridiculed just like when practicing the blind walking, but looking down (with the eyes closed, seeming concentrated) may discretely hide it from conventional people.<br /><br />I had a similar thought on senses earlier, but more focused on hearing. I bought ear plugs for studying, replacing the headset used for listening to music. For reading and acquiring information I find this actually clears out unnecessary input and gets one into a zone. One can hear oneself think. When it comes to doing repetitive problems one has a decent grasp of I still "allow myself" to put on some music. This may be related to the first point I raised. Removing a sense helps the brain focus on the other ones. Makes sense me as long as it works... and it seems to do just that.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319966946921925715noreply@blogger.com