Off topic: meditation

[rayfinkle]

Halfway through this: http://www.amazon.com/Open-Heart-Mind-Awakening-Essence/dp/0307888207

 

Really interesting insights.

[leftcoast]

  On 8/24/2014 at 11:16 PM, Liberty said:

It's really interesting how a lot of ideas pop into your mind when you're trying to just focus on your breathing and the moment.

 

The most common profound thoughts that pop into my head while trying to stay focused:

- I wonder how much time is left on the clock.

- My eyelid/ankle/elbow is itchy.

- In a guided meditation:  It feels like he hasn't said anything for a long time. Maybe the audio track got paused.

- In a guided meditation:  Wouldn't it be funny if he suddenly screamed "BOO!"?

- I'm doing it! I'm doing it! I'm maintaining focus! Oh wait, oops...

[Liberty]

  On 8/25/2014 at 7:36 AM, leftcoast said:

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It's really interesting how a lot of ideas pop into your mind when you're trying to just focus on your breathing and the moment.

 

The most common profound thoughts that pop into my head while trying to stay focused:

- I wonder how much time is left on the clock.

- My eyelid/ankle/elbow is itchy.

- In a guided meditation:  It feels like he hasn't said anything for a long time. Maybe the audio track got paused.

- In a guided meditation:  Wouldn't it be funny if he suddenly screamed "BOO!"?

- I'm doing it! I'm doing it! I'm maintaining focus! Oh wait, oops...

 

;D

[merkhet]

  On 8/25/2014 at 7:36 AM, leftcoast said:

- In a guided meditation:  It feels like he hasn't said anything for a long time. Maybe the audio track got paused.

 

When I first started, I used to think this all the time too!

[augustabound]

http://www.spring.org.uk/2013/12/meditation-can-debias-the-mind-in-only-15-minutes.php

 

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Across two separate experiments, the researchers tested this by giving one group of participants a 15-minute mindfulness meditation induction.

 

Then they were given a business scenario which was designed to test the sunk cost bias.

 

In comparison to a control condition, thinking mindfully doubled the number of people who could avoid the sunk cost bias.

 

 

[meiroy]

  On 6/27/2014 at 10:55 AM, Uccmal said:

I have done it off and on for ~10 years.  I did an MBSR course.

 

Also, have spent a small amount of time at thich naht hahn's centers in France and New York.

 

Lapsed right now.  But I am running again.

 

Yeah, this happens to me a well, not just with meditation but with exercise, die etc. It's a bit like the company who has some quality issues at their suppliers so they decide to invest in a team of QCs. Three years later the CEO goes over the numbers where he notices that they practically have no quality issues while there's a whole bunch of QC people with high cost. So, he decides they are unnecessary and fire 'em all.

 

So, thank you guys for starting this thread, I got some Sam Harris material and Jon Kabat-Zinn, there's so much more to learn about it.

 

[Palantir]

I have started doing Stronglifts 5x5 - this is sort of meditative I think.

 

 

http://stronglifts.com/

[meiroy]

  On 9/22/2014 at 3:49 PM, Palantir said:

I have started doing Stronglifts 5x5 - this is sort of meditative I think.

 

 

http://stronglifts.com/

 

Best exercise site I know: http://scoobysworkshop.com/

 

He's an engineer which shows in his methods -- you can do it all at home with a pair of used dumbbells.

[racemize]

I went to a 7 day meditation retreat, and posted a log of my days there, if anyone is interested:

 

http://www.joelstevens.net/2014/12/meditation-retreat-arrival.html

[Liberty]

  On 12/24/2014 at 12:31 AM, racemize said:

I went to a 7 day meditation retreat, and posted a log of my days there, if anyone is interested:

 

http://www.joelstevens.net/2014/12/meditation-retreat-arrival.html

 

Thanks for sharing. I might need to try something like that at some point.

[The Falcon]

Thanks King888 I'll have a look :)

[jawn619]

i've been doing it for a little less than half a year now.

 

http://www.amazon.com/10-Happier-Self-Help-Actually-Works-A/dp/0062265423

 

check this book out. I think it's a good way to describe how effective meditation is. 10% happier is a good ROI, and i think it compounds every year.

[Gamecock-YT]

I use this usually during my lunch break. Usually clears my mind pretty well.

 

https://www.headspace.com/

[CorpRaider]

  On 12/24/2014 at 12:31 AM, racemize said:

I went to a 7 day meditation retreat, and posted a log of my days there, if anyone is interested:

 

http://www.joelstevens.net/2014/12/meditation-retreat-arrival.html

 

I didn't know you had a blog.  I will check it out!

[Liberty]

  On 12/24/2014 at 2:11 PM, jawn619 said:

i've been doing it for a little less than half a year now.

 

http://www.amazon.com/10-Happier-Self-Help-Actually-Works-A/dp/0062265423

 

check this book out. I think it's a good way to describe how effective meditation is. 10% happier is a good ROI, and i think it compounds every year.

 

Thanks Jawn, added it to the list.

[augustabound]

Saw this today.

http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/san-francisco-schools-transformed-power-meditation-n276301

 

[Jurgis]

  On 6/30/2014 at 12:43 AM, yadayada said:

did anyone here try sensory deprivation tank? You float in salt water that is the same as your body temperature. In complete darkness without any sound. So it basicly feels like your floating in deep space. And I heard of a few people who said it was actually life changing.

 

http://i.imgur.com/BHHK7S9.jpg

 

It is sorta like forced meditation. When your brain does not get new sensory information after a while your head becomes completely empty.

 

Just read the thread.

 

Yes, I have done sensory deprivation tank. Nothing special.  8)

 

Caveat: I've been practicing meditation for over 10 years when I did sensory deprivation.

[cobafdek]

  On 6/30/2014 at 12:43 AM, yadayada said:

did anyone here try sensory deprivation tank? You float in salt water that is the same as your body temperature. In complete darkness without any sound. So it basicly feels like your floating in deep space. And I heard of a few people who said it was actually life changing.

 

http://i.imgur.com/BHHK7S9.jpg

 

It is sorta like forced meditation. When your brain does not get new sensory information after a while your head becomes completely empty.

 

yadayada, you might be interested in this:

 

http://www.raptitude.com/2015/01/how-to-disappear-completely/

 

Have you tried it?  $45-60 for 90 minutes.

[Liberty]

  On 1/6/2015 at 12:33 AM, cobafdek said:

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did anyone here try sensory deprivation tank? You float in salt water that is the same as your body temperature. In complete darkness without any sound. So it basicly feels like your floating in deep space. And I heard of a few people who said it was actually life changing.

 

http://i.imgur.com/BHHK7S9.jpg

 

It is sorta like forced meditation. When your brain does not get new sensory information after a while your head becomes completely empty.

 

yadayada, you might be interested in this:

 

http://www.raptitude.com/2015/01/how-to-disappear-completely/

 

Have you tried it?  $45-60 for 90 minutes.

 

That was an interesting read. Thank you. Now I want to try it for myself...

 

Here's the Robert Wright piece : http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/self-meditating/

[bargainman]

anyone tried this? 

 

https://www.headspace.com/how-it-works

[Guest notorious546]

  On 1/6/2015 at 4:32 AM, bargainman said:

anyone tried this? 

 

https://www.headspace.com/how-it-works

 

Ya, it's decent. I paid out for a year and plan to keep using it. There seem to be alot of free resources list in the thread above so probably worth giving those a shot.

 

 

[jawn619]

  On 2/7/2015 at 5:24 AM, notorious546 said:

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anyone tried this? 

 

https://www.headspace.com/how-it-works

 

Ya, it's decent. I paid out for a year and plan to keep using it. There seem to be alot of free resources list in the thread above so probably worth giving those a shot.

 

I tried the 10 day and really like it. Can't take the plunge and pay for the whole year yet.

[Guest notorious546]

  On 2/7/2015 at 2:34 PM, jawn619 said:

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anyone tried this? 

 

https://www.headspace.com/how-it-works

 

Ya, it's decent. I paid out for a year and plan to keep using it. There seem to be alot of free resources list in the thread above so probably worth giving those a shot.

 

I tried the 10 day and really like it. Can't take the plunge and pay for the whole year yet.

 

http://www.fulfillmentdaily.com/whats-meditation-type-5-top-rated-meditation-apps/

 

[bargainhunter]

I just went on a 10 day vipassana meditation retreat -- and I highly recommend it for anybody who wants to jumpstart their practice. That said, it is really hard work and you have to be prepared for a bit of mental and physical pain (no talking allowed, just two meals a day, and a grueling schedule of sitting cross legged for up to 10 hours a day).

 

I have no doubt the experience will make me a better investor (although that is merely a byproduct - not the goal). I really believe that our biggest enemy as investors is not the Fed, the Chinese economy, Donald Trump or whatever -- it is our own mind. It is our tendency to do dumb things when we are feeling restless, bored or panicky. Meditation helps you slow down and pause before making the kind of knee-jerk decisions that routinely get us in trouble in investing -- and our everyday lives.

 

Anyway, happy to elaborate if anybody is interested.

[Homestead31]

Tim Ferriss did a podcast centered around mediation... sort of http://fourhourworkweek.com/2015/07/31/tara-brach/

 

anyway, the woman on the podcast, tara brach, has a website that supposedly has a bunch of different guided meditations.  I haven't checked it out yet myself, but i have seen her mentioned several times recently, and seen a lot of positive reviews of the material on her site.