BI 238 James Harrison: Hypnosis as Mental Foraging

But I put-- you know, I asked hypnosis what it was, and it told me, "Look at foraging."

Well, I had it in my mind that maybe, um, and, uh, maybe I-- I don't think this was actually in the book.

I mean, you, you talk about, um, you know, playing about your, your care of the elder and playing bingo sort of after having done, like, the, the hypnosis thing and then, and then having that enlighten you in multiple ways.

But first, the, the way that I read the book is almost like a defense of, like, uh, the, uh, someone who n- okay, here's, here's a possible author of this book.

You're the author, but here's the author I had in my mind, is someone who knew that this is an effective method.

Yeah.

And, and, and sort of felt like not outcast necessarily.

I'm on, I'm on the team, believe me.

Well, I know you're, yeah, you're on the team, but, like, almost like, um, because there are-- because it can be sort of...

Y- you write about the woo-ness, the woo factor of it.

Right.

And you, you visit that in the, in the book multiple times.

And so I, I was picturing kind of in the back of your head maybe, or the author's head, which is you, like, "All right, I'm gonna prove to these people, like, this is, like, really well-grounded actually." And there are ways to explain why it's effective, which is what-

Yes

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the book does.

Hopefully, that's what the book does.

But I'd like to have-- you know, I want it to be an enjoyable read and for it to be fun, and I don't take myself too seriously.

I have a lot of discipline.

It took me six years to do this.

There's two hundred plus research papers in it, and I really aim to get it right.

And so my invite is, if I get anything wrong, let me know.

I'll update and, um, you know, I want the, the, the best science and the best ideas to win.

They're gonna win anyway.

But, but getting, getting back to...

But I put-- you know, I asked hypnosis what it was, and it told me, "Look at foraging."

Well, I had it in my mind that maybe, um, and, uh, maybe I-- I don't think this was actually in the book.

I mean, you, you talk about, um, you know, playing about your, your care of the elder and playing bingo sort of after having done, like, the, the hypnosis thing and then, and then having that enlighten you in multiple ways.

But first, the, the way that I read the book is almost like a defense of, like, uh, the, uh, someone who n- okay, here's, here's a possible author of this book.

You're the author, but here's the author I had in my mind, is someone who knew that this is an effective method.

Yeah.

And, and, and sort of felt like not outcast necessarily.

I'm on, I'm on the team, believe me.

Well, I know you're, yeah, you're on the team, but, like, almost like, um, because there are-- because it can be sort of...

Y- you write about the woo-ness, the woo factor of it.

Right.

And you, you visit that in the, in the book multiple times.

And so I, I was picturing kind of in the back of your head maybe, or the author's head, which is you, like, "All right, I'm gonna prove to these people, like, this is, like, really well-grounded actually." And there are ways to explain why it's effective, which is what-

Yes

...

the book does.

Hopefully, that's what the book does.

But I'd like to have-- you know, I want it to be an enjoyable read and for it to be fun, and I don't take myself too seriously.

I have a lot of discipline.

It took me six years to do this.

There's two hundred plus research papers in it, and I really aim to get it right.

And so my invite is, if I get anything wrong, let me know.

I'll update and, um, you know, I want the, the, the best science and the best ideas to win.

They're gonna win anyway.

But, but getting, getting back to...