When we speak about a habit we refer to anything which is really done without a decision . That includes two distinct stages. A first stage which is automatic or reflexive which cant be controlled. It also includes a second stage of actions which you are aware of and with proper mindfulness you coud potentially intervene, but without mindfulness you just go into autopilot.
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
THP 8 - The Habit itself is made up of different parts
When we speak about a habit we refer to anything which is really done without a decision . That includes two distinct stages. A first stage which is automatic or reflexive which cant be controlled. It also includes a second stage of actions which you are aware of and with proper mindfulness you coud potentially intervene, but without mindfulness you just go into autopilot.
Thursday, July 12, 2018
THP 7 - The Neuroscience of Hashkafa
In addition to the linear model of neuron connections described until this point there is also a different model where there is a whole set of behaviors, feelings, thoughts. etc associated together as a set.
In this model any of the pieces can act as a cue to set off this whole set of associated neural connections. That set forms it's own identity. The study associated with this is called cultural neuroscience.
This is what I like to refer to as the Chabad Phenomena. A Chabad shaliach is able to find himself observing a habit and not be effected by it because his identity as a chabadnik, an identity established by his clothes and role, means that the cue which he sees is not effecting him because he is in a different situation then the one that he is watching because of his different identity. He essentially never really experiences the same cue.
A Hashkafa is a set beliefs, responses, dress, sensitivities, and behaviors. Like all habits we are capable of overcoming the natural associations, but until we do there is an intuitive and automatic correlation and pattern of associations.
THP 6 - Forming habits through visualization
Amazingly our brain wires itself not only from what we physically experience. It also can change through "virtual experiences". Imagining and visualizing a certain pattern of responses.
This gives us tremendous access to initiating the habit process.
At the same time it is limited to our ability to actually identify the situational or emotional cues which have established a habit.
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THP 8 - The Habit itself is made up of different parts
When we speak about a habit we refer to anything which is really done without a decision . That includes two distinct stages. A first sta...
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