Challenging Fast Thinking | Eric R #4 | 5.19.22

Eric and Dhammarato talk about how to challenge fast thinking with investigation and mindful slow thinking. #thinking #observation #contemplation

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00:00:00 Maintaining the noble attitude out of seclusion; things we have to endure

00:22:03 Playing with endurance vs. making bad thought habits, being tense

00:31:20 Thinking, fast and slow; changing fast thinking; observation; sati

00:39:50 Instincts and the survival mechanism; reprogramming instantaneous behaviours

00:50:22 The noble in training says “I can handle this”; competition and setting up the rules

01:04:59 Using data from the past; stop and relax; the sewer: it’s inappropriate and it stinks

01:18:10 Everything has to be investigated (inside and outside): slow thinking

01:32:48 Fear is only useful for survival; joy rather than terror; choosing seclusion