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The Random Thought Megathread
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Special thanks for the technical help, Hewhoshallremainnameless.
I've caused a few in my life.
Were they fish tacos?
Driving a car
Playing bass
Swinging a golf club
Becoming a fluent speaker in a foreign language
Flying aircraft
Cooking
What do these have in common?
Answer: Reflexes as opposed to high level direction in the brain, i.e. mental tasking in the background instead of the foreground
Playing bass
Swinging a golf club
Becoming a fluent speaker in a foreign language
Flying aircraft
Cooking
What do these have in common?
Answer: Reflexes as opposed to high level direction in the brain, i.e. mental tasking in the background instead of the foreground
Hmmm,,,,,,
Maybe the can become reflexes in time but high level direction is where any of those things start, no?
Back in the day, all the little children loved Muffin the Mule
You too can support such activity today with this:
Muffin the Mule is Not a Criminal Offence - Woven Patch
I liked Muffin the mule.....Back in the day, all the little children loved Muffin the Mule
You too can support such activity today with this:
Muffin the Mule is Not a Criminal Offence - Woven Patch
.....And Andy Pandy, the Flowerpot men.....Weeeeed...
.....and the Woodentops, Willie Wombat, Sooty and even Pussycat Willum....(Scary looking thing)....plus all of those that I've forgotten....
Disagree.
Driving without due care and attention is in the highway code most places in North America. Look up some stats on distracted driving.
Try talking while swinging a golf club (and successfully contacting the ball). There is a reason that there are marshals asking for silence when golfers tee off.
Nobody is "multi-tasking" when landing a fully loaded A380.
That is not to say that there are not parts of the task that require less concentration than others.
Aha! I see my post was not clearly stated.
In the above activities, there is a mix of foreground and background activities. The background activities free up the foreground.
I.e. golf swing is actually 12 to 15 sequenced activities. The golfer has developed the reflexes to do these activities perfectly without too much conscious effort. He doesnt consciously change his weight distribution between his feet, it's a well developed reflex. Mostly he aims and mentally thinks "swing" and the reflexes take care of most of it from there. Btw, a golf swing should always be the same, except for speed, the way I was taught. I suck at golf btw.
For flying, I have just over 1200 hrs when I quit 25 years ago. No A380 time. Trainers were very astute about the role of reflexes in flying. "Choose how you are going to do it, and stick with it" was excellent advice for flying and for life. When we flew small planes, there was a gear retraction lever we threw even though the plane was fixed gear, just to make sure we developed that reflex. The majority of single pilot gear up landings have their root in some sort of distraction just when the gear down reflex kicks in plus not heeding the short fin as l mantra for gear down.
The East Germans were big into applications of reflex development back in the day.
I watched basketball camp yesterday, where they juggle a tennis ball while dribbling the ball. Pushes the dribble into the background.
Foreign languages. We would toss tennis ball while talking. East German taught me that.
Anyway, hope that is clearer
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I have managed to push my Dorito-eating into the background, I can do it unconsciously pretty much anytime and in concert with any other activity
Feeling rested?I have managed to push my Dorito-eating into the background, I can do it unconsciously pretty much anytime and in concert with any other activity
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