This is the third post in a sequence that demonstrates a complete naturalist study, specifically a study of query hugging (sort of), as described in The Nuts and Bolts of Naturalism. This one demos phases one and two: Locating Fulcrum Experiences and Getting Your Eyes On. For context on this sequence, see the intro post. If you're intimidated by the length of this post, remember that this is meant as reference material. Feel free to start with "My Goals For This Post", and consider what more you want from there.

Having chosen a quest—”What's going on with distraction?"—my naturalist study began in earnest.

In "Nuts and Bolts of Naturalism", the first two phases of study that I discussed after "Getting Started" were "Locating Fulcrum Experiences" and "Getting Your Eyes On". In practice, though, I often do a combination of these phases, which is what happened this time. For [...]

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Outline:

(01:14) My Goals For This Post

(03:37) Distraction

(13:56) Concentration

(26:09) Crucial

(33:42) The Study So Far

The original text contained 4 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:
February 29th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/5Yjk6Aos3wL7HPNxH/locating-my-eyes-part-3-of-the-sense-of-physical-necessity

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

“Locating My Eyes (Part 3 of ‘The Sense of Physical Necessity’)” by LoganStrohl

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