- How do you distinguish "Burn In" from "Burn Out" practically? Is Burn In the process of building cognitive resilience before hitting the wall?
- Burn In refers to one step beyond flow state, being able to prevent burn out to the longest degree. It is almost like not having a crash after caffeine, being able to sustain quality energy as much as possible without pushing limits.
- What specific neurochemical optimizations are you referring to? Are you thinking dopamine regulation, stress hormones, or something broader?
- Neurochemical is mostly just understanding how the body works and how to use it to prevent burn out.
- Under your three main categories, some concepts seem to overlap. For instance, where does "psychological reactance" fit - is it always Maintenance, or could it be Degradation when it becomes counterproductive?
- Psychological reactance is almost a fear, which can be good and bad, so I’m not sure.
- How do "weighted attention" and "attentional bias" connect to your Burn In concept? Is managing attention the core mechanism?
- Weighted attention/attentional bias is more related to opportunity cost which is more Gambit, knowing you will lose somehting and not to hold on to what could have been.
- What would a daily practice of Cognitive Burn In look like versus traditional productivity approaches?
- Cognitive Burn In every day is mostly just self-awareness. Being aware of mistakes, lost time, focus on the stuff that went well, and end the day with a peace of mind. Really revolves around “having peace in a world of chaos”
- How do you measure progress through your Degradation → Maintenance → Improvement cycle?
- It isn’t a cycle but more like a oversimplified number line that negative is worse, 0 is maintaining, and positive is gaining
- Your "Creatures of Emotions" section is rich - how do the four definitions (emotions, feelings, intuition, instinct) map onto your burn in/out framework?
- Creatures of Emotions is just to break the idea that being emotional is bad or hurts you. I think people are emotional by nature and to use it to your advantage rather than fight it
- The trauma section mentions relative experience - does this suggest Burn In thresholds are also individual?
- Yes, burn in has a individual threshold and this is more to be aware of what your are capable of