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Important article particularly for us folks who sit in front of Computers for most of our waking hours.
Key points:
he says that working on our vision has the power to transform how we think, feel and function. In fact, our vision is so fundamental to our health and wellbeing, Appelbaum describes it as “the new microbiome”.
“But vision is so much more complex. It’s how our brain processes, organises and stores the information coming through the eyes.” He adds: “Vision is a direct reflection of brain function.”
We have to focus on the Whole Organism rather than just the Vision part i.e. stop overloading the Visual System, sync our Circadian Rhythms with the day/night diurnal cycle and understand/use Visual Technology (eg. Nits) properly.
3) How optimizing Circadian Rhythms can increase Healthy Years by Sachin Panda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fciGNBN0nKM Gives a practical 6-step process to sync our circadian rhythms; the visual system is key here.
I pointed you to the mapping of the concept of Prana/Qi/Chi/Ki in today's scientific context. They were framed in a different cultural context with a different concept of "Science" and it is up to you to map them to concepts in modern science.
For example they had a different model of Anatomy/Physiology in spite of the fact that they were aware of the various circulatory and nervous systems. Their approach was more holistic and empirical rather than reductionist and analytical. So even though you might not have a one-to-one correspondence to concepts in modern science there is enough studies/research done to establish that there is something to those ideas and hence their various practices (especially Yoga and Acupuncture) are now used in Healthcare to treat various ailments.
What they mean is "influence" (positive connotation) without "manipulate" (negative connotation). But this is simply a nuance on "intent" i.e. whether it is good or bad from the pov of the instigator. But the recipient also has an important role to play in this interaction since they are the one perceiving the intent which might be different from what was intended. So the instigator has to sometimes "manipulate" to gain "influence". The End-Goal often (but not always) justifies the means.
This is the realm of Worldly Wisdom/Propaganda/Politics covered in the classic works of Baltasar Gracian/Machiavelli/Francesco Guicciardini/Kautilya/Kamandaki/Vishnu Sharma/Edward Bernays/Jacques Ellul etc.
On the Psychological realm, see the works of B.F.Skinner on Operant Conditioning/Behaviourism and Verbal Behaviour.
It's not an opinion piece but a data-based summary. The sources are listed in the "Endnotes" section (listing 56 notes!) of the paper which you are free to study.
What is funny is that the H-1B "scheme" surpassed all expectations by selling the "American Dream" so well to the rest-of-the-world that they all actually lost due to "brain drain". It was a brilliant long-term strategy.
And yet you have people refusing to face the facts and see the data that the US has-been and is the clear winner in all this.
Yea, the United States is the original Meta but instead of having to pay a ton and recruit the best and the brightest, they just came to us. Imagine how much more powerful China and India would be if we didn’t get so many of their smart people.
a lot of international athletes come to the usa on athletic scholarships. Universities are also a gateway for about a million students a year. And then there are about a 100 million tourists a year who can head to a sanctuary city… And a lot of labor just walks over also via a daily limit upto 15k people per day depending on wage inflation. It’s not so much a drain as a centrifuge that concentrates the willing and able from every category.
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