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yatharth ༺༒༻@AskYatharth• almost 2 years ago

another angle to this is— in a world of superstimuli, our discernment needs to be higher https://t.co/0mM11mXipI

yatharth ༺༒༻@AskYatharth• almost 2 years ago

i know “addiction” is the mainstream, andrew huberman, overton window frame for our relationship with our phones, but it so impoverished humans have a need for trance. phones offer that. humans have a need to plug into shared consciousness. social media offers that

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yatharth ༺༒༻@AskYatharth• almost 2 years ago

Replying to @AskYatharth

we are completely capable of feeling, "wow, the phone does satisfy a need for novelty, but it doesn't actually feel that good." noticing that feeling and letting it reverberate

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yatharth ༺༒༻@AskYatharth• almost 2 years ago

Replying to @AskYatharth

we are capable of noticing, "this candy doesn't actually feel that good" and letting that reverberate. "occasionally, yes, but mostly, no" https://t.co/5cFDalpUkm

yatharth ༺༒༻@AskYatharth• almost 2 years ago

@vivekt17 @_Nyunyunyu adding also intuitive eating is about listening to the body, and listening is a rich, creative, often surprising, active act so for eg

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yatharth ༺༒༻@AskYatharth• almost 2 years ago

Replying to @AskYatharth

but that listening is not trivial, it is a rich and complex act. it's easier when that kind of sensitivity and wisdom is embedded in your culture, your life, your environment. it's difficult in our cities https://t.co/XFbWENanFN

yatharth ༺༒༻@AskYatharth• over 4 years ago

intuitive eating, great, but you still have to train your intuition https://t.co/8fxzgYgMwF

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yatharth ༺༒༻@AskYatharth• almost 2 years ago

Replying to @AskYatharth

similar thing with relationships— "the importance of discernment is a product of the times" https://t.co/7wSuBanLLY

yatharth ༺༒༻@AskYatharth• almost 2 years ago

good point - the importance of discernment is a product of the times before you just had family and childhood community close by and they did it for you. less discernment needed https://t.co/tAjTpToXDB

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