Time and Attention

64: The Extended Mind

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Nov 23, 2021
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INSIGHT

Mind Extends Beyond The Brain

  • The brain-bound view assumes thinking happens only inside the skull.
  • Clark and Chalmers' extended mind argues thinking spreads across body, environment, people, and tools.
INSIGHT

Body Signals Carry Hidden Knowledge

  • Interoception are bodily signals that reflect nonconscious knowledge and past experience.
  • These gut sensations act like taps on the shoulder to inform decisions and emotional states.
ADVICE

Practice Short Interoceptive Check-Ins

  • Check in with your internal sensations regularly using an open, curious attitude.
  • Use informal body scans several times a day to notice feelings instead of suppressing them.
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