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AlkaliMarxist [he/him]
AlkaliMarxist [he/him] @ AlkaliMarxist @hexbear.net
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If you were asked to think of something you never thought of before, what would be the most reliable way to do it?

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  • That's my interpretation of the creative process behind fiction and invention also. You take a familiar concept in your mind and mutate it with the goal of either making something more efficient or effective (invention) or of creating engaging narrative (fiction).

    • If you were asked to think of something you never thought of before, what would be the most reliable way to do it?

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  • Depends on how unique the thought needs to be. You could simply count up from 0 and eventually you'd encounter a number you'd never thought of before, like 145,398, which I'm pretty sure is a number I've never thought about. You could do this forever and still be having technically unique thoughts.

    The problem, I think, is that all thoughts seem to be a product of previous thoughts. Totally new thoughts are driven by external stimuli. We can, however, mutate an existing thought into a new one. I think this would be my process, take a common thought and change one aspect of it at a time until it's unrecognizable.

    • What are some of the best methods you've found to feel emotions less intensely?

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  • Things that work for me, not necessarily recommendations:

    • Mindfulness practices
    • Always be a little bit too busy for comfort, keeps you from dwelling on things
    • Smoke; weed or tobacco, both help
    • Deliberately cultivate positive self-talk, don't just uncritically accept whatever you mind tells you