so, uh. was i the only person who didn't know that the lonely wizard is canonically like 7-8ft tall?
based on every fan depiction i've ever seen i thought they were like. goblin size. they're nearly as tall as leshy.
no wonder magnificus put them in the forever box, if he ever actually taught them magic they would simply goomba stomp him on the spot to assert dominance as the larger mage. very cruel but that's just how nature works.
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Sensory Stimuli: The Next Pandemic?
If you look at how society has changed over the last millennium, one obvious escalation involves sensory stimulation. In fact, it has demonstrated an exponential increase in parallel with technological advancement.
Radio to television, computers to smartphones, and social media to virtual/augmented reality.
I'm not here to judge whether all of this is good or bad. It's happening regardless and it will only continue to escalate. So the question is how will this change us?
I see it even now at family gatherings. Conversation lapses into long silent stretches of people lounging around on their phones. Even my mom in her 70s, who once limited our TV time and scolded us to log off the internet after an hour when we were children, will disappear into her phone. It effects everyone.
Accelerating sensory stimuli may end up being one of the single most important cultural impacts in the coming decades.
In my opinion, the solution is not to restrict usage but to train our minds. We must learn how to use advancing technologies without being used by them, without becoming victim to their effects.
Otherwise symptoms of restlessness, compulsion, obsession, decreasing attention span, and susceptibility to manipulation will grow and grow.
Even if you aren't after enlightenment, you can think of meditation as the insurance policy for your own sanity in this changing world. You have seen how elders struggle to adopt an understanding of today's technological world. Their sense of isolation and confusion contributes to the progression of dementia as well. Can you imagine how different our world will be when you are an elder yourself?
The ability to use something and then put it down and come back to yourself in this moment will be a priceless skill of sanity. As is the cultivation of neuroplasticity such that we are never shut off from new ways of thinking, perceiving, and acting.
Contemplate the landscape of the future in 10, 20, 30 years.
Invest in your wellbeing and sanity now.
LY
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Weekly stimboard --- Stars!
As always, these gifs are not mine and I found them on Pinterest. Credits to the owners or them!
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me when i get the feeling in my mouth which is like. i need to CHOMP. to BITE. to CHEW. but i can't chew gum because of my braces so i go to the kitchen to get something edible but there is no snack that both has the correct texture my mouth requires in the moment or that i actually want to eat so i just go back to my room miserably without the stimulation i need
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