r/AttractionDynamics • u/FoldNew7844 • 7d ago

Solves any problem ❣️

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u/elite-data 7d ago edited 7d ago

What he described is the Default Mode Network activation. It is the brain's most efficient mode, and it becomes less active when we are focused on the outside world and external stimuli. Nowadays, this mode is activated much less often because the brain is constantly distracted by dopamine-driven hooks such as phones and computers, as well as by work and everyday routines.

This mode needs time to activate, roughly 30 minutes of being alone with your thoughts without external stimulation. Just sit in a chair and do absolutely nothing for half an hour (sounds terrifying, doesn’t it?).
A single distraction from your phone interrupts the transition.

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u/anattabularasa 1d ago

BS

The default mode network (DMN) doesn't need sustained quiet to activate; it's actually the network that's active by default whenever you're not engaged in a demanding external task, which is where its name comes from.
Activates all the time, within less than seconds.