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Understanding the Brain's Simulation of the Reward Function
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Focusing attention can bring back forgotten memories and simulate the reward function of others, leading to a sense of oneness with everything.

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Focusing attention on one thing can bring back long forgotten memories, akin to clearing out a cluttered mailbox.
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Memory
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Focusing attention on one thing can bring back long forgotten memories, akin to clearing out a cluttered mailbox. The experience is subjective and pleasant, and reminiscent of the beauty a child sees in everything.

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Understanding the Brain's Simulation of the Reward Function
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#215 – Wojciech Zaremba: OpenAI Codex, GPT-3, Robotics, and the Future of AI
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Lex Fridman Podcast
Meditation can help you dissolve the ego and experience things as they are without bias or judgment.
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Meditation
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Meditation can help you dissolve the ego and experience things as they are without bias or judgment. The dissolution of the self can lead to a sense of oneness and altruistic thoughts. A meditation retreat can be a good way to start the practice.

Chapter
Understanding the Brain's Simulation of the Reward Function
Episode
#215 – Wojciech Zaremba: OpenAI Codex, GPT-3, Robotics, and the Future of AI
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast