The Price Of Distraction: A Conversation with Adam Gazzaley (Episode

[@stickofbutter4043]

Listening to a podcast about the cost of distraction while I should be doing homework

[@electrichorror6642]

You with get more out of this podcast than your worthless homework whom you can copy from someone in class. Uni is about streetsmart, get the boring shit done so u can enjoy the good stuff

[@stream2watch]

Listening to this while I am doing my menial repetitious work that pays a lot. Wonder if I could retire early if I did a business with real focus? Guess I'll never know.

[@charlieporter5423]

@@stream2watch nme3.Ov

[@stream2watch]

@@charlieporter5423 huh?

[@nealkelly9757]

Download a subscription-based blocker app and lock down your phone and set timer limits. Choose a randomized password, write it down and give it to a friend for storage. This is my plan.

[@brookei7707]

I am a 16 year old girl and this resonates very deeply with me. I feel grossly over-stimulated constantly and I am completely intolerant of boredom. Social media like TikTok, twitter, reddit, and the like are ever so appealing to my quick-reward loving brain, and it makes doing what truly fulfills me horrifying. The worst part is that going on tik Tok and watching pointless video after video (that I will quickly forget) doesn't even make me happy, in fact it makes me feel anxious, heavy, and disgusting, but it is quick stimulus and something for my brain to focus on. I am ashamed to say that I had to pause in the middle of this video just now to make this comment. I didn't even watch the whole thing in one run. This is not me, nor is it who I want to be. Middle-school me would read 1, maybe even 2 books a day and divert her focus on long, gruelling tasks with no difficulty whatsoever - in fact it was appealing. But I ruined it. I have been trying to do other things, allow my phone to die and hide my charger so I can paint - but then comes the urge to snap a picture and share it with my friends on an app. I try to read a book (and I do), but it takes me a week to read what would have previously taken me one 6 hour sitting at the age of 10. Sometimes it gets better - I manage to stay away from my phone and do nothing but homework for hours, but then the restlessness sets in. I convince myself that going on my phone will relieve it but it doesn't - it only numbs it but spreads the pain out in a way that can only be described as worse. I hate what technology has done to my young brain. I want to be an astrophysicist and I love reading books about science but my attention span is not what I want it to be. I hate the feeling of not being able to work towards my goals like I wish to. I'm considering just smashing my phone but I know I couldn't do that because I need it for some practical purposes. Besides, I can't get rid of my laptop, so it will forever be too accessible.This modern age has given me so much information at my fingertips, something that I am incredibly grateful for, but it has also destroyed my along with a generations' productivity. I know my friends are in it deeper than I am. Nothing is fulfilling anymore and I'm sick of it.

[@Johnconno]

Really sad. I feel your shallow pain and will forget you in my prayers. 🤒

[@Ramdapanda]

Hi Brooke, hope you're doing better. I'm 33 years old so I grew up when personal cell phones became a common thing and social media started to become a thing during my teenage years, even so I struggled a lot with finding a good balance in regards to screen time. Since your comment was a long time ago I'm just going to drop a small bit of unsolicited advice regarding the last part. We are living in an age of endless information, wether that be pictures of what our friends had for lunch, articles, tiktok trends or piloshopicala talks on youtube. It is an amazing thing and a an incredible tool most people could have dreamed of just 30 or so years ago. However, since that information is endless we have to limit our intake of it or we'll get overloaded and passive. One way to do that is to not act on information in the moment we encounter it, instead 'quick capture' it and save it for later in order to avoid gulping down more than we can remember or process and also to avoid stuffing ourselves with information we don't have any use for or don't care about. Finally, what helped me the most was slowly becoming more aware on how I was using screens and not blaming or criticizing myself when I slipped. I simply worked on pausing and reflect on why I was about to look at a screen everytime I picked up my phone, turned on the tv or used my laptop. I essentially employed what I learned from mindfulness practice to take controll over my screen time and 'live a more examined life' as Sam like to say. Wish you all the best, and if there's anything to take away from this is that all the challanges you mentioned is something you can grow into and learn from. Regards, Niklas

[@manosk1705]

I’m following this podcast with a great interest and it would be better for me to be able to see Sam and his guest live while they talk.

[@peterhardie4151]

A photo of Ben Stiller should suffice.

[@papalangham]

@@peterhardie4151 that's hilarious 😂

[@ChillAssTurtle]

People actually sit down and just watch ppl talk..? I only watch alex jones on joe rogan lol

[@sergior.]

I think it's easier for people to talk freely while not being recorded

[@julianmarx2002]

@@sergior. And perhaps another reason is that only the ideas are presented, no appearance's, so that one can beterr be centrally persuaded by the content of the message (or not), rather than peripherally persuaded by the speakers attractiveness, shabbiness, etc. Though I can also see, like the OP, how something is lost by disembodying the voice from the face in such a fashion.

[@vaunniethayer1484]

Growing up in rural MN before the internet, I remember being bored but it never seemed to last long. That boredom lead me outside , spent time just exploring, hanging out with neighborhood kids. You learn the art of doing nothing. Now in my sixties and retired, I am struggling with boredom once again, but feeling grateful for times when stress doesn’t dominate my life.

[@missshroom5512]

Get back outside and explore again. It’s super fun ..promise

[@ir8llama]

thank you for sharing this conversation. i first got on social media when i was 13 and spent my school years on the internet rather than doing homework or paying attention during class. this continued to bleed into my life after my high school days. i've now wasted the last 7 years of my life post-high school scrolling through social media. 2020 is the first year i've become really conscious of the fact that these big corporations are psychologically controlling us. yuck. i've deleted all social media apps from my phone which means i'd have to use my browser to access my accounts - and i also use my private browser on my phone so if i do hop on for a minute, it signs me out between each session. it's been extremely helpful to create an extra step or a barrier against that inclination and automatic habit. it forces me to breathe and ask myself "do i really need this?". i've started working out regularly at home, doing yoga, and meditating every morning (thanks to your waking up app). i also practice mindfulness regularly throughout the day. thank you sam harris, you're changing lives!

[@Jaylade]

check out Cal Newport, he helped a lot

[@nicknomski8399]

After moving house a few years ago we had no TV, no internet except very limited mobile data on the phones, which we had to go outside to access. We had the radio, and we had books, magazines etc. For a few months, maybe four. I recall it was a pretty wonderful time.

[@ChipsNCellos]

Every job description: Must have ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment. :)

[@bate181]

The next generation is screwed.

[@snackentity5709]

it's to the point where cliche phrases like that don't actually have any utility in filtering applicants or giving applicants any idea what the job is like

[@unitedfools3493]

Multi-tasking severely lowers performance levels and cognitive abilities.

[@arturcuryllo5832]

Few jobs are multi-paychecking to match the demand of multi-tasking, too :)

[@ChipsNCellos]

@@arturcuryllo5832 Seriously! Come on now!

[@binshuwa]

Love this episode! I like to add/ask two things -Multitasking neurologically speaking, from what I picked up is proven to burn out glutamine with each switch, making you feel more easily tired and experience "brain fog" -boredom or "white space" or lack of information flow, taking breaks are proven to be a crucial factor for long term memory, as in these moments just like in sleep, you are giving your brain a chance to process. Also technology is like fire! Its not good or bad, depending on how you use it. Be mindful humans 🙏

[@simonaschmidt]

Humans find it so difficult to just be, in presence. Shifting from browser to browser, channel to channel, app to app, creates an addictive engagement that can never be satiated. We need to step back and return to ourselves, each other and environment without the endless scanning and shifting. We need to let our attention flow back to its source: presence. It is as simple as returning to our breath. Single focus is a great practice as well. Single focus, returning to the breath, being in nature, meditation are all awesome grounding practices that return us to our embodiment and presence rather than hovering in the disembodied, anxious place of distraction.

[@mybookfacetube]

I suppose me scrolling through the comments before I've finished the pod cast is an example of what they are talking about. I did pause it though so as to not miss any of it.

[@AMikeStein]

I found myself doing that exact thing.

[@christopherbarber5283]

This might be one of the great KZbin comments of all time

[@yurost2004b]

I think we all did other things while listening to his podcast. We can sum it up with a simple statement: video games allow you to get lost for a time so you are not multitasking. He just found a way to claim it is medical requiring a prescription and FDA approval. Odd, to say the least. He should probably not try to justify making money making video games by calling it science.

[@studiomacleod]

Makes me so happy every time I see a new episode released

[@brianwade8649]

I am so thankful for this. Interesting, insightful, educational, and *not political*

[@clopotari147]

Politics is the reason u have the right to acces youtube for free and watch whatever u want. People die in other countries right now just for this simple right that u assume is granted from air.

[@DeleriousOdyssey]

Damn, Sam. What do I have to do to get an uplifting episode?

[@andybaldman]

Have the world not be imploding.

[@jasongravely7217]

👍 yeah it’s been a while. I think June 😂

[@StefanBorglducky]

As a pretty much compulsive multi-tasker, even for relaxation if you'd asked me before this podcast, this conversation is hitting me right home.

[@popbklyn1]

My favorite ASMR sam harris

[@blakereneehope]

Super relevant broadcast for this time. Most people are urged and take risk. Not that risk is bad, but the urge doesn't respect boredom. When boredom was respected, the patient pursued depth and gravitas. Even the wise of the modern age are urged to repress boredom, and it complicates matters, slowing down the social circuit. The divergence of whats acceptable and not further blurs the line by the repressed need for overriding risk, in a rewards circuit: that benefits through 'restriction of other variables.' This unfortunate conundrum would require far reaching feature changes and re-evaluations. To an extent, the outliers are more valued then the pre millennium, proto-tragedy.

[@Integralsouls]

i really loved you vs jordan peterson debate/discussion , altho i was and still am on jordans side of the argument about the harmful consequences abandoning religion, but i really enjoyed your counter arguments and the way you presented those arguments ,calmly, professionally and clearly . Unlike some of the hollywood celebrities like Ben Aflek who think that the closest approximation to virtue is Tolerance and ironically would not tolerate any argument ,however valid, against islam.

[@MRHIGHWAYSTHINKINGABOUTTHEEND]

I have already listened to the subscriber version of this on the website, now I am streaming the shorter version on KZbin so I can stream it to my tv while going to sleep.

[@alex1701waller]

Now you're famous. Congrats. Well done!

[@brandod.huamandaga4534]

These podcasts are awesome, I believe in God but it has nothing to do with listening to this. Im grateful for these videos. It feels awesome to be able to have points in common.

[@SteveSmith-fh6br]

Well at least you and Sam have something in common, you're both religious.

[@mispelling]

Same here. It was after listening to Sams podcasts that I became born again Thanks Sam 🙏

[@kadourimdou43]

@@SteveSmith-fh6br Eh? He’s not religious. What are you even talking about.

[@sigmalefty393]

Lol I’d love for you to clarify. I already know your point here is going to be dumb so please humor me.

[@SteveSmith-fh6br]

@@kadourimdou43 Of course he is. Politics is religion and Sam is pretty damn political unfortunately.

[@666Eva]

My god do I love the introductory music.

[@nikkifrye7599]

And take it to the end to hear it one more time again! LOL

[@AMikeStein]

Same! It’s like an intro to a Massive Attack song. Lol

[@TheKillingTreeTT]

@@AMikeStein reminds me of the mass effect games

[@AMikeStein]

@@TheKillingTreeTT Thats a good one too. I didn't even think about that but now that you said it, I can totally see it being the music before you hit the start button on the main screen.

[@asanvigyan9275]

Apt analogy of sustained attention to that of long distance running! Its just that the pain centres are different and long distance running too offers enough distraction as our minds can wander when our legs and breathing are in rhythm. Single tasking imo is even more difficult, but definitely worth every effort. Waking up app is helping me do that but still the urge is to move around/exercise while listening to the podcast...in my opinion gamification (esp simple 90s games) has immense potential in improving attention, when the internet is down simply focussing on making the dinosaur jump and avoid obstacle is a good focussing exercise...

[@AMikeStein]

The whole time I’m listening to this and the issues that come with the overstimulation of entertainment or the sheer amount of it, my mind kept going to ADD. Because of the amount of information out there its instinctive to try and reach for something else. I’m definitely going to try and become more aware of the processes going on in my head when I get the itch to keep shifting my attention.

[@123PhoebeC]

2 minutes in an I am already scrolling through the comments section instead of just listening 😬

[@MrSidney9]

One essential thing they didn't mention hear is that twhen we're bored, our mind wanders. This wandering is used for an inventory of our life, to make plans, solve background problems. That's what happens when you're sitting on the bathroom without your phone or taking a shower without listening to music.

[@colind1637]

I love multitasking while listening to this

[@ondercakirer6917]

Listening to this podcast while working...

[@madpuppet666]

listening to this while working. Multitasking for the win!

[@cliffaustin5638]

As I started listening to this podcast I felt the urge to do three or four other things. I held on until about mid point where they started to discuss how different drivers internally and externally push you to feel this way. Once I started to think about it that way I found no problem settling in and listening to the end.

[@tonechild5929]

As a software engineer, there's a common term: "Context Switching" - and can say that developers / programmers are more honest with themselves when it comes to the cost of attention diversion than other people.

[@BonfireOrchestra]

I continuously found myself distracted by the subject matter here while driving home listening to the Podcast. I also can't remember exactly which route I took, so… topical, I guess :)

[@blackbird8837]

That’s good. System 1 was at work. If you’d remember the entire route you took you wouldn’t have taken away a lot from this podcast so yeah.. not all that bad. (Read „thinking fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman“)

[@TheBanterCity]

I paused the online course i was learning to listen to a podcast on distraction. Glad to see the old waking up theme back.

[@TheBanterCity]

We binge on information like animals binge on food, jumping from tree to tree, we just from tab to tab.

[@TheBanterCity]

Cut down access to your phone/ new tab. Single Task and maintain sustained focus. Neuroplasticity will play in your favor.

[@accrualworld318]

I cannot “like” this video enough. Truly valuable today. I am constructing this comment while listening to the video but rest assured, this is my second listen-also this task is essentially second nature.

[@jimmybecomesafool9525]

Being bored is a knowing. Being bored is information itself arising in a space between distractions that we misinterpret as the consequence of being unproductive. Think of it like returning home to your cat after you went away for a weekend on a business trip. Your cat(inner being,spirit) is upset with you, it doesn't understand that the business trip is providing for you and it because it still lives in the uncontaminated purity of instinct and instant gratification. It just wants your attention and to be expressed. You are supposed to express your spirit out into the world not shape your spirit according to the dull robotic systems of mammon. There will never be a single pill, diet, or targeted treatment that will fix it. Your lifestyle must be a pure unhindered expression of it any compromise will produce existential feelings of the absence of something

[@JennhasADHD]

ADHDer here about to embark on what I hope mentions people like myself since we are the masters at finding distractions

[@yogeshkulkarni]

Notes: - Theme: Avoiding Distractions due to Technology - Adam Gazzaley, neuroscientist working on neuroplasticity and tools for improvements of cognitive abilities - Multitasking: we like and good at doing multiple things, but should not be parallel-processing. - Listening to music and another reflexive action like driving seems ok, but if there is something odd that happens, then switching the attention to that event becomes challenging and could be detrimental. - Bottom up attention: limited brain resources are drawn, by environment, like big sound. - Top down attention: Goal oriented. Intentional. - Constantly managing, both types. Switching costs to get the earlier context. - Technology is designed to seek your attention. Each tab, gives you new information tree, and there are many of them, easy to switch. Frictionless. - Single tasking - challenging to start with but enjoyable later, like long distance running. - Digital Medicine: challenge brain targets for permanent/plastic change. Meditation is one.Video games multi modal sensing and then feeding back in to developing challenges. - Future of Technology: chip in body for extreme cases.

[@mikewalters]

Best book I ever read on this is The Power of Concentration by William Walker Atkinson. That book changed everything for me

[@bytefu]

Just started listening to this podcast, and right off the bat, I disagree about being able to do anything meaningful while listening to a podcast without impairment to comprehension. I tried that before and every time noticed, after the fact, that I often miss parts of conversation, sometimes even important points. But with my medical history, I suspect that I may be on autistic spectrum, so maybe that's why. But even with this in mind, I assume anything that requires any amount of attention can impair comprehension, even driving. Every time your attention has to prioritize, there is a high risk of losing information.

[@Abell_lledA]

Narrative of Self is the result of a feedback loop between “Separate Self” & Cosmos 🔻

[@ChristopherHealeyComposer]

The irony of listening to this while doing my day job is delicious.

[@newtonheath92]

Wow I'm actually doing Graphic Design when listening to this podcast.

[@Brian-nt1hh]

Thx Sam & guest

[@educortazarc]

Sorry I was busy working out, didn’t pay much attention, did I miss something important?

[@juliand2709]

As a carpenter, his practice of focus sounds like my day...every day!

[@MrSidney9]

Listening to this while cleaning the bathroom. I admit, I had to pause sometimes to reflect on what I'm hearing

[@hico816]

so much valuable infornations in this podcast. thanks and a good thumbnail-photo choice

[@sandrarsd7645]

Beautifully said indeed, as always

[@donningarmour2873]

Speak with Jared Taylor.

[@bakedcreations8985]

Sams vagina doesn't allow it

[@JenCurtistraining]

Who else is listening to this while doing something else?

[@Joshua-gu5nj]

It's been a long five years. Sam's back!

[@NGEternal]

What do you mean?

[@fractallusion7121]

This podcast is calling me out for my actions as I'm committing them. Can't imagine I'm alone here 😂

[@tmstani23]

I was listening to this podcast while working and definitely missed many segments.

[@CPTMorada]

Love this topic and conversation! However, I think the drive for multitasking with the aim of acquiring an ‘edge’ has always been with us ( from an evolutionary standpoint, building things like wheels, tools etc.). The computer has intensified this and I think humanity, especially in 2020, is really now at a kind of crossroads, of feeling the real burn, the social rub, of trying to stay at pace with not just the tools themselves but with the expectations through every working industry (creative or not) and facet of life, and that we are to never abandon trying to surf this wave ( how could we? "These gadgets are so cool!" kind of thinking) or let go of the balancing act of its requirements to stay afloat (to be relevant, socially and economically speaking) unless we want to be called Luddites, backward thinkers, or be seen as unfit for living in ‘innovative’ times (aka failures). I would say this is also a game that is unfolding in a more broad sense globally also known as the digital divide. It sets up the perfect scenario for addiction, no matter how "mindful" you are (work harder, pay your dues, etc.). It’s the scenario of, "You must master technology, “it is just a tool” (blah blah), and you must maximize it for your benefit, and overall: Never, never, never, let technology make you its bitch ( I've been working with computers for over 20 years now and looking at the way the world seems to have been evolving, I think in many ways humanity (from a wrestling perspective) is in some kind of 'choke hold,’ socially speaking, and economically for sure. I think everyone feels like something just isn’t right and the effects it has been having might not be worth all the pros (And clearly not in the same way it didn’t feel right 2 decades ago). I think people tend to be viewing it now as some kind of savior in times of Corona (“omg! What would i do without netflix!) Towards the end of the clip, I couldn’t help but think just how modern capitalism and the technology that arises from it, never ceases to create ( wether it's well intended or not) somewhat of a classic salesman formula that goes like this (in a nutshell): 1.) Establish that you, sir or madam, have a problem 2.) If not a problem, you should believe that the content you are reading, seeing, hearing, is so relevant that you must not ignore it (this is probably hardwired biologically into humankind as "acquire info or assets to gain knowledge to have better education, for better advantage, for clearer or better solutions for your future) 3.) Create a ‘call to action’ by highlighting a sense of urgency/ fear/ danger. (For example: “Are you depressed, mentally fragmented, feeling isolated? Don’t worry! Here’s an option!”..) 4.) Sell your product/ content. Not pointing fingers here, this is pretty much every talking head on youtube trying to make something of their independent business , in order that they don’t become “technology’s bitch”. I love the conversation, I just find it kind of funny that out of all things phone “apps” are recommended in order to try and maintain one’s mental health. With all that said, I would love to hear more about how participating with new tech creates this kind of imposed fragmentation mirrored from computer systems and how this ties into post human life. I think the new distraction/ multi-tasking phenom/ perspective is simply the norm, the seeds, the beginning to setting the fertile grounds for the conditioning of what is to become of humanity..On good days, I feel like we will nip all this in the bud. On other days, I feel like..let the new human cyborgs arise!! I suppose it is inevitable or when you truly look around, that it is even already occurred.

[@pdestefano]

I'm doing this while "working from home." Exhausting multitask.

[@fraser281]

I listened to this while doing electrical work.

[@amosbackstrom5366]

I listen to this while cutting down trees. Whoops wrong tree! Sorry ma'am no I did not bring my wood glue today..

[@YuserAlhaj]

It's hard to watch this podcast with concentration without a video

[@HOBIXpl]

Me too. In a way, to benefit from Sam Harris's attention-enhancing tips you already need to be good at paying attention without strong stimulae.

[@lucassobral7358]

How much the abstract intelligence of someone defines how they will behave in the matters of sociability, prejudice, resistance to change and technology, opinions base on reason etc?

[@anneverna1792]

wow i really needed this today im freaking board thaks to podcasts that does not happen to often

[@terryblanchard5842]

Being in jail or prison, while enduring the yelling, cursing, endless laughter, followed by loud snoring during lights out. The lights in jail are never out. Endless distractions. True prison.

[@donmiddleton806]

Listened to this while scrolling twitter. It was good. I think.

[@amarug]

the "all over the place" ratings of sam's videos, are really a testament to how he is really one of the last "free thinkers". i see many channels right and left wing, where every video has 99% thumbs up rating and that is often a little suspicious that its just feeding a fix-framed ideological camp. sam is not afraid to just navigate his thoughts to where he feels comfortable with the line of argumentation and nothing else. i also don#t agree on every point, but to me, this is far more "horizon-expanding" than just dabbling in my comfort zone all day.

[@rondovk]

Amazing podcast

[@stormbringer_7774]

I actually love Sam Harris!😂🙌☘ And chums. Who have books at fine bookstores everywhere🤔

[@TheTruckslover]

Its so interesting how in medicine, doctors are supposed to multitask (at least that is what your told), something so obvious that should not have multitasking involved ever.

[@unitedfools3493]

They are supposed to work 16 hours or longer shifts which leaves them with impairments like drunk people. This attitude came about because a doctor discovered cocaine's medical uses and became an addict while becoming hugely influential in Western medicine.

[@annandaleshowstables]

that was just the right amount of time for my attention

[@jeffrockwell1555]

Can't imagine not eating icecream? I am not the only type 1 diabetic vegan listener I know, lol.

[@ProfRonconi]

20:33 I'm not intollerant of boredom. It depends on my expectations. For example, W. L. Craig bored me to death in his debates with both Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris, but I was interested in their replies. I would not, however, tolerate boredom generated by a single speaker whose arguments I've met time and time again. Just imagine listening to a Craig's lecture: could anybody resist the urge to switch channels or do something else entirely?

[@altruism8637]

Every time I hear Sam's ominous introduction song I laugh out loud because it's so serious and dark and scary, then Sam's pleasant friendly voice comes on.

[@channel-6824]

Sam, your videos does not have subtitles.

[@alex1701waller]

That's ok

[@justanghozzst8218]

The hearing impaired might want to enjoy the podcast too

[@anovosedlik]

I'm a designer and realist artist, and I can't have a meaningful conversation while seriously working.

[@TheJayman760]

When I first noticed Sam was cutting off the "free" versions in mid podcast, I was like, "Hey what's going on?" Now it's more like, "Yeah, I've heard about enough."

[@OhManTFE]

Please interview Ben Griffin (UK ex-military). Ask him about the padres.

[@chasecentario5308]

Multi tasking is a attempt at exceptionalism.

[@Scout887]

Human technology and develpoment is solving problems but creates another problems at the same time. And this is really a frustrating insight. All we do is solving problems on a very superficial level.

[@craigdougan8484]

Wonder what the effect on attention is from focus-intrrupting commercials and advertising?

[@elizabethk3238]

No, YOU are NOT given access to the full conversation upon request. I am a 75 year-old on a small pension who is still waiting after 3 requests. 😢

[@madpuppet666]

audio podcasts are half the problem - if it was full video we could give our full attention. With just audio, we're looking for some visual stimulus while listening.

[@eddiew2325]

Hi muppet do you like me

[@eddiew2325]

I love u so much

[@zoebettina]

I heard that listening to a content that demand spacial imagination can be very well distracting when driving .

[@JennhasADHD]

Sam! :( This podcast makes me wanna cry honestly, ya'll have it so easy, why are ya'll complaining... it's like Neurotypicals are the ones who have attention deficits, and me, it's just mine is EVERYWHERE....

[@MsHojat]

Have you ever considered having a talk with Sam Kean?

[@redbeard8952]

I listened to this while playing a phone game and stretching.

[@bohanxu6125]

I was capable of parallel computing with listening to this potcast and doing schoolwork... until I hear that I can't do parallel computing and become self-aware

[@timmyodaley1411]

Sammy!!!!!!😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😜😜😜😜😜😜😁😁😁😁😂😂😂😀😀😀😀😊😊😊⛪😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@davidroberge4809]

Do highly experienced meditators multi-task, depending on what the goals of their practice is?

[@mattwilson2568]

I'm no highly experienced meditator but I can tell you that the better you can meditate the more you will multi-task. Once you exhaust the anxiety patterns rooted to a particular task the mind naturally opens doors to other tasks that can be done simultaneously, because "why not?"

[@canadianmale7610]

The irony is many people won't actively listen to the important information in this episode.

[@RadicalNuance]

Discovered Sam on the Nuance app, love the intro song and content!

[@fraustedwhite]

Keeping attention and focus: the reason to nootropics.

[@wendyslittleprogram3984]

Looking forward to Sam’s podcast after Trump is re-elected

[@derekfarmer7444]

a great joke lol

[@tylerfrost4110]

While Sam continues to put effort towards conversations, you make comments that mean nothing and will never be remembered.

[@elliotharris3965]

@@tylerfrost4110 to be completely fair thats nearly all of us 😉 hopefully I'll have a voice one day but reality is a bitch. The op is just a troll or maybe just a little thicker than most

[@davidberry8808]

When all else fails a complete unwillingness to look reality in the face will suffice . Trump 2032 !

[@toby9999]

In 2024

[@joshriver75]

Damn it! I keep having to back the video up because all the funny comments are distracting.

[@irszgatti]

This conversation will end abruptly.

[@slipnorris5882]

I subscribed, where is the rest of the interview?

[@andybaldman]

On his personal website. You can get a free subscription by emailing them.

[@jamessheffield4173]

We lack discipline. Spare the rod and spoil the child

[@blurrylights6344]

I have been very disciplined my entire life. Until about 8 months ago. Working from home and relying on my computer has led to behavior than I have chosen but do not like anymore. It has led to consequences I do not like such as ordering more stuff than I need from online shopping, not cleaning my house, spending too much time on KZbin (like now) when I really should be outside planting the eight shrubs I bought for my garden. It gets even the best of us.

[@markhouseholder]

Thanks for no talking about trump...

[@JennhasADHD]

"you lose time when you switch" hahah, me the person with time blindness from ADHD, imagine getting stuck in a loop. Or looking at that clock and knowing you gotta do something at 2 and it's currently 12, so you do nothing until 2.... yea...

[@mickaziza]

Oftentimes I switch my attention from one dumb thing to another.

[@Cleisthenes2]

This is why I still read print books (codices).

[@aspencrest]

Can you expand on this?

[@Cleisthenes2]

@@aspencrest If you are reading a traditional book it's much harder to open another tab.

[@rossseelhorst4399]

Does anyone know who the artist is for this episodes art?

[@nickking6371]

Love everythimg u do sam. Next time u wanna brush up on your esoteric education and retreat to the woods get at me.

[@jordan7808]

every time i listen to sam, his voice sounds more and more like a robot, like if he was speaking in 240p

[@JennhasADHD]

So my brain is stuckin bottom up mode a lot, because top down stuff is 100% broken. THANKS EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONINGGGG

[@garysantana7906]

4th, im not competitive

[@blurrylights6344]

That's good since you're 6th.

[@garysantana7906]

@@blurrylights6344 Dam it