http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#8a2edeba-f515-4432-8696-2f5e8f70e180 origins of words- researching breaking down words and the individual parts and meanings, applied to the social context of the periods they were coined and compare them to how they're used to day. also exploring the ideas of sound symbolism with in the words. Sat, 24 Nov 2007 06:24:16 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#8a2edeba-f515-4432-8696-2f5e8f70e180 M00ngrl 2007-11-24T06:24:16Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#e042a212-3ec1-4825-a64e-d8878ff0d602 Reverse Engineering! I find I am much more satisfied with learning something (or about something) new if I "take it apart" in my mind then "rebuild" it. And I use this not only for machinery or technology or "things" but also how to DO things. If I'm not sure how to do something, I watch it being done, then I reverse engineer the process. Once I've figured out the "mechanics" I can do it. Works for me with just about any situation. And I absolutely enjoy the process Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:28:17 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#e042a212-3ec1-4825-a64e-d8878ff0d602 Naughty Razor 2007-10-29T03:28:17Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#5c045df9-958b-4f61-9600-2796ba16a52f "as awareness increases, the need for creation does as well." ...an astute observation. Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:29:54 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#5c045df9-958b-4f61-9600-2796ba16a52f *B* 2007-10-16T03:29:54Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#642c0606-273c-4b94-96b1-61aa00439c60 ms d, i totally relate to your problem solving obsession. i also sew and especially love to make things from scratch, no patterns, or invent the pattern on the spot. i love the sweet torture of sculpting something wearable, the constant stimulus of color and texture. sometimes when i work in monotone- this happens mostly with black- i get a sort of charge to my state of mind. like the fabric is conjuring specific thoughts that are connected to the wavelength of the fabric color. i am also in general obsessed with "systems." chinese medicine, computer programs, and am taking a lot of pure science right now- bio, chem, etc. the logic feels complementary; as awareness increases, the need for creation does as well. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:07:21 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#642c0606-273c-4b94-96b1-61aa00439c60 persephone 2007-10-15T20:07:21Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#eb552528-138f-4dde-ba7e-abe655c1ab5d exploring other people, stimulating conversation, metaphysics, magic, unique genetic anomolies as regards people, i get passionate about these things, human rights, prejudice, bigotry, the fight of good vs evil, i love debating the finer points, and showing contrast. alternate viewpoints, all this gets my motor runnin. Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:43:48 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#eb552528-138f-4dde-ba7e-abe655c1ab5d Wanderingwolf 2007-10-10T02:43:48Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#54fae7a5-29a2-4635-ab24-c58c6d4c96fe I love just talking to people. It always amazes me how some people are so fascinating if you just give them a chance to "tell their story". Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:23:41 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#54fae7a5-29a2-4635-ab24-c58c6d4c96fe Petite 2007-09-30T21:23:41Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#f4274d14-bde2-4247-b0b9-c5542a738674 alternate histories Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:25:52 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#f4274d14-bde2-4247-b0b9-c5542a738674 Cara 2007-09-16T20:25:52Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#4a102260-28a6-47d7-a999-106a29aebd9a I agree. I learned that engineering and art aren't oxymorons. Both require creativity and visulaization on a 3-D level. Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:25:55 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#4a102260-28a6-47d7-a999-106a29aebd9a *B* 2007-09-16T18:25:55Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#3a76c45c-bb13-4a13-a3a9-171d0a7633ad Exploring and mastering software can be quite stimulating... gee...I'm such a nerd Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:04:19 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#3a76c45c-bb13-4a13-a3a9-171d0a7633ad Bo 2007-09-16T13:04:19Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#8360d6dd-ae2f-4e72-96b3-4ffb975aef6c Yeah, as an artist I've always felt some element of kinship with many people who're scientifically incilned. Not all of us but many of us, on either side, are grappling obsessively with the mysterious, the naggingly elusive and sometimes the intangible, both daring to solve problems which both beg and resist solution. Sun, 16 Sep 2007 05:54:07 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#8360d6dd-ae2f-4e72-96b3-4ffb975aef6c Human 2007-09-16T05:54:07Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#ce0ffb7d-36ac-43f3-952b-97e587ae5487 I have to give props for the thread concept. :) I've noticed I have a compulsion for problem solving. I just like my brain being active, taking in information, putting the pieces together. Mental "what if" exercises. Planning how to build or create something. I think that's why I enjoy sewing. I'm faced with the challenge of how do I construct something 3D out of flat materials, and make all the elements function as they should. I think that's why I enjoy science as well. I like knowing how things work. A friend of mine is a scientist and she was happy when I told her "Science is not unlike art. It is creative problem solving". Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:30:52 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#ce0ffb7d-36ac-43f3-952b-97e587ae5487 Ms.Dynomite 2007-09-16T02:30:52Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#9c71490e-0412-4874-b905-faa43c19f1d6 Someone has to keep you busy. Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:48:20 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#9c71490e-0412-4874-b905-faa43c19f1d6 *B* 2007-08-28T05:48:20Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#4db28284-58ac-42cf-8b56-48ae2d0b6f3b Proper grammar and correct spelling gets my intellectual rocks off. ie. 'masturbation' and 'voyeur'... Sorry, guys. :-o Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:45:41 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#4db28284-58ac-42cf-8b56-48ae2d0b6f3b VeraCity 2007-08-28T05:45:41Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#1839b97e-1279-4153-81b4-48760ad27a1a Abnormal psychology. Art history. Literature. World music. Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:08:00 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#1839b97e-1279-4153-81b4-48760ad27a1a Angela 2007-08-27T23:08:00Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#a15cc68e-df54-493a-a6ea-4ffb6f384f4e <<It's almost becomes an altered state! >> You hit the nail on the head with this!! I do research for a living and I love doing it; this perfectlly and succintly sums up why for me. In fact, when I'm working on something especially interesting I find that time almost stands still and I could just keep going and going and going... Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:42:50 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#a15cc68e-df54-493a-a6ea-4ffb6f384f4e Elizabeth 2007-08-24T03:42:50Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#9df00173-63af-4b36-a22f-1a4f5794779f Great point! I have found that when I am in the midst of struggling with an intellectual concept, it tends to illude me BUT when in that "zen" state, perhaps mentally absorbed in something completely different, I often arrive at an "AHA!" moment. This also happens when I'm trying to remember a name or some bit of information that's "on the tip of my tongue". It's when I let it go and focus on something else that it comes to me. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:09:14 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#9df00173-63af-4b36-a22f-1a4f5794779f *B* 2007-08-24T00:09:14Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#2dd03ed3-a77c-43ae-9295-6cfb5ddbede2 There was a talk by the mathematician Henri Poincare' to the French psychological society in 1910 that is recounbted in "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance! that suggest the method of stuffing the mind with facts, going out on a hiking trip, and voila! the andwer appears at the end of the trip, the subconscious mind having worked on it the whole time while the conscious processes were involved in other ways. Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:15:42 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#2dd03ed3-a77c-43ae-9295-6cfb5ddbede2 Artwit 2007-08-23T21:15:42Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#2cbeddd2-5fb8-43e7-87c1-9897bcfd4baf Transposing authors and stories like: What if "Dracula" was written by Arthur Conan Doyle, or "The Portrait Of Dorian Gray" written by Edgar Allen Poe? Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:39:37 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#2cbeddd2-5fb8-43e7-87c1-9897bcfd4baf Powered By Atari 2007-08-23T18:39:37Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#0da1339e-0e25-4232-9d28-318884b92730 intuitive knowledge>>>> In Chess... Constructing an idea is an essential skill... Analyzing ... etc... but when the idea comes to you in it's entirety... is the apex. And very difficult for your opponent to challenge. I checkmated an opponent with 3 knights once... (underpromotion)... moments like that are beautiful. Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:27:14 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#0da1339e-0e25-4232-9d28-318884b92730 Mike 2007-08-23T18:27:14Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#56e98f0b-d463-459a-a52f-f5fe6b75c9eb I do feel that intensely focused attention induces a meditative state and that this can happen during times of creative expresion (I've heard of this happening quite a lot to artists), problem solving and intellectual engagement. I wonder how much this may have contributed to some of the 'discoveries' made by people like Einstein, Newton, etc. Being in a very meditative state can perhaps allow intuitive knowledge (maybe even universal consciousness?) to flow. Hmmmm...interesting. Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:24:34 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#56e98f0b-d463-459a-a52f-f5fe6b75c9eb *B* 2007-08-23T16:24:34Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#b7734e92-b687-4135-8d3f-4703e18cb3d8 a good game of chess can do it for me...>>>> The immortal game http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immortal_game Vladimir Vukovic- the Art of Attack http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1000259 You'll get a good game here http://www.chessclub.org/ Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:36:14 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#b7734e92-b687-4135-8d3f-4703e18cb3d8 Mike 2007-08-23T14:36:14Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#e1c057a0-d7b3-41ec-8329-cf50df3120ba a good game of chess can do it for me... Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:15:10 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#e1c057a0-d7b3-41ec-8329-cf50df3120ba Alphonse 2007-08-23T05:15:10Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#b4659b1a-0823-4ce9-9492-9ac063fe5bcb seems to be what you're describing a la Csentmihaly. I have noted it only a couple times, whilst solving 3D spatial puzzles. Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:37:47 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#b4659b1a-0823-4ce9-9492-9ac063fe5bcb Artwit 2007-08-22T20:37:47Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#206f9d91-8aa0-4417-b5c3-3f4d7067633e me playing my Ocarina, meditation, writing poetry, drawing, writinh music and taking a few nature walks where I live. Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:50:26 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#206f9d91-8aa0-4417-b5c3-3f4d7067633e Charles 2007-08-20T12:50:26Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#fc79e450-14eb-4500-9491-26e6bbdc3d56 planning crimes I would never commit, recreational mathematics (alphanumeric cyphers, cyclical numbers etc.) and Semiotics even though I consider Semiotics a serious pursute as well I love it so damned much I could easily read about it all the time. Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:19:49 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#fc79e450-14eb-4500-9491-26e6bbdc3d56 Expatasapien 2007-08-19T02:19:49Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#440c10e7-7a1f-490f-81ee-9457ff4f1d20 "the subject becomes totally irrelevant, forgettful even, and a dreamy light-headedness washes over. . . ." Yes, exactly! It's almost like a meditative state. I love getting lost in in mental bliss. Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:33:44 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#440c10e7-7a1f-490f-81ee-9457ff4f1d20 *B* 2007-08-18T19:33:44Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#c6e3103c-a018-4460-9bda-6879418b923e Kool. Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:32:21 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#c6e3103c-a018-4460-9bda-6879418b923e *B* 2007-08-18T19:32:21Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#f43ad944-0263-4ad3-a80b-f1c2c4539fe6 and a dreamy light-headedness washes over. . . .>>> and you no longer know who you are. who you thought you were is now different. I was working on a design on photoshop today... and moved an element from the top of the screen down... lost control of the mouse for a second... and where the design element ended up was PERFECT... for the design. So I incorporated it. Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:06:14 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#f43ad944-0263-4ad3-a80b-f1c2c4539fe6 Mike 2007-08-18T18:06:14Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#aa967236-1c97-47e8-b93b-f58629d06adf *B*, ditto on the research. i love when one finding leads to another, and another, and another, then suddenly you realize you're way down a completely new path and you don't quite know how you got there. . . .the subject becomes totally irrelevant, forgettful even, and a dreamy light-headedness washes over. . . . Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:16:08 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#aa967236-1c97-47e8-b93b-f58629d06adf tina 2007-08-18T15:16:08Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#f8544f52-bcfd-4b6e-ba63-73aa58a5edea behavioral and interpersonal psychology sailing LIFE ~Maja Sat, 18 Aug 2007 05:30:01 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#f8544f52-bcfd-4b6e-ba63-73aa58a5edea arasmanamaja 2007-08-18T05:30:01Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#415135a6-28a6-43d3-9b70-f1dc1463376a Trying to understand how the mind works is pretty fascinating. Research in any area of ecology, botany, evolution, or ethnobiology. Physics, electricity, programming, anything mechanical. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:52:24 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#415135a6-28a6-43d3-9b70-f1dc1463376a lori 2007-08-17T16:52:24Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#7400f49f-a8fb-42cf-869e-e3473fb5bbd3 My thing is doing research...doesn't really matter what the topic is but I get SO intensely involved in the search for some specific grain of information that time seems to literally disappear. Several hours will seem like mere minutes. It's almost becomes an altered state! Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:23:07 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#7400f49f-a8fb-42cf-869e-e3473fb5bbd3 *B* 2007-08-17T07:23:07Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#99b46bdb-acd7-4b26-b6d7-b58a2530a5a6 I love that moment of inspiration, when you know exactly what you want to do. Can be anything, but you are just DYING to do it. Not very specific, sorry. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:41:47 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#99b46bdb-acd7-4b26-b6d7-b58a2530a5a6 thomas 2007-08-17T03:41:47Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#8078f2d1-b7e8-4faa-b3e3-cf37153ec4e3 Okay, what gets your intellectual "rocks" off?>>> subjects that cross over to other interests : psychology>political science>the skill of argument>cross examination> chess Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:51:53 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#8078f2d1-b7e8-4faa-b3e3-cf37153ec4e3 Mike 2007-08-16T23:51:53Z http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#689fbab4-7c95-4b8d-904c-506e70e3e950 Okay, what gets your intellectual "rocks" off? What subjects do find to be the most absorbing and mentally stimulating subjects in your personal opinion? Philosophy, theology, physics, mathmatics, archeology...spill the beans, what mental exercise makes you lose all track of time? (I'm such a voyuer) Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:35:39 GMT http://brainwhoppers.tribe.net/thread/4916a41d-feba-4d30-9a66-888696ca3953#689fbab4-7c95-4b8d-904c-506e70e3e950 *B* 2007-08-16T17:35:39Z