Wellbeing is about aligning bottom up neurophenomenological darwinian forces (basic needs) with top down ones (cybernetic controller agentic mental causation)<ref>[[ActInf GuestStream #015.3 ~ Bobby Azarian: "The Teleological Stance: The Free Energy Principle..." - YouTube]([ActInf GuestStream #015.3 ~ Bobby Azarian: "The Teleological Stance: The Free Energy Principle..." - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-tFHIqtbSI)) The Teleological Stance: The Free Energy Principle as a Basis for a Scientific Self-Help System, Bobby Azarian, 2023]</ref><ref>[[Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia]([Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia]([Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia]([Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia]([Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia]([Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia]([Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia]([Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs)))))))) Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Abraham Maslow, 1943]</ref><ref>[[Inner screen model of consciousness: applying free energy principle to study of conscious experience - YouTube]([Inner screen model of consciousness: applying free energy principle to study of conscious experience - YouTube]([Inner screen model of consciousness: applying free energy principle to study of conscious experience - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZWjjDT5rGU))) The inner screen model of consciousness: applying the free energy principle directly to the study of conscious experience video, Karl Friston et al., 2023]</ref> and about other symmetrifications of thermodynamic information flow such as weakening some learned maladaptive or destructive or redundant objective functions (some cultural goals and meanings of life such as money = happiness)<ref>[[OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF]([OSF](https://psyarxiv.com/zqh4b/)))))))))))))))))))) On the Varieties of Conscious Experiences: Altered Beliefs Under Psychedelics (ALBUS)]</ref> or satisfying different subagents' priorities to make them selfactualize and fade away but at the same time not reinforce dissonant canalizations<ref>[[The Canal Papers - by Scott Alexander - Astral Codex Ten]([The Canal Papers - by Scott Alexander - Astral Codex Ten]([The Canal Papers - by Scott Alexander - Astral Codex Ten]([The Canal Papers - by Scott Alexander - Astral Codex Ten]([The Canal Papers - by Scott Alexander - Astral Codex Ten]([The Canal Papers - by Scott Alexander - Astral Codex Ten]([The Canal Papers - by Scott Alexander - Astral Codex Ten]([The Canal Papers - by Scott Alexander - Astral Codex Ten]([The Canal Papers - by Scott Alexander - Astral Codex Ten]([The Canal Papers - by Scott Alexander - Astral Codex Ten]([The Canal Papers - by Scott Alexander - Astral Codex Ten]([The Canal Papers - by Scott Alexander - Astral Codex Ten](https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/the-canal-papers)))))))))))) The Canal Papers, Astral Codex Ten, 2023]</ref> or transform them into consonant ones (internal family ecosystem of subagents)l Life Crafting as a Way to Find Purpose and Meaning in Life, Michaéla C. Schippers et al., 2019]</ref>)<ref>[[Guided Meditation: The Thermodynamics of Consciousness and the Ecosystem of Agents - YouTube]([Guided Meditation: The Thermodynamics of Consciousness and the Ecosystem of Agents - YouTube]([Guided Meditation: The Thermodynamics of Consciousness and the Ecosystem of Agents - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thd1UYKWXrM))) Guided Meditation: The Thermodynamics of Consciousness and the Ecosystem of Agents, Andres Gomez Emmilson, 2023]</ref>(intellectual nonviolence, love and kindness for everything, having a direction in life such as for example helping all beings effectively reach good mental states)<ref>[[The Future of Consciousness – Andrés Gómez Emilsson - YouTube]([The Future of Consciousness – Andrés Gómez Emilsson - YouTube]([The Future of Consciousness – Andrés Gómez Emilsson - YouTube]([The Future of Consciousness – Andrés Gómez Emilsson - YouTube]([The Future of Consciousness – Andrés Gómez Emilsson - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeTE8vtJufA))))) The Future of Consciousness, Andrés Gómez Emilsson, 2022]</ref><ref>[[Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself](https://deconstructingyourself.com/mother-buddha-love.html))))))))))))) Mother Buddha Love guided meditation, Michael Taft, 2022]</ref> and also about more deeper dissolving symmetrifications of the shape of the dynamical inner generative model made of tangled nested hiearchical processes to reduce any metastable stressed contractions that are not needed for survival (strong selfother distinction, any too strong reification of mental objects) and just take up computational power in the background, while staying compatible with synchronized interactions with other people. <ref>[[The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube]([The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube]([The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube]([The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube]([The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube]([The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube]([The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube]([The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube]([The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube]([The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube]([The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube]([The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube]([The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube]([The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube]([The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube]([The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube]([The Bayesian Brain and Meditation - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg3cQXf4zSE))))))))))))))))) The Bayesian Brain and Meditation, Shamil Chandaria, 2022]</ref><ref>[[The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing]([The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing]([The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing]([The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing]([The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing]([The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing]([The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing]([The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing]([The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing]([The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing]([The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing]([The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing]([The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing]([The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing]([The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing]([The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing]([The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism | Qualia Computing](https://qualiacomputing.com/2021/11/23/the-supreme-state-unconsciousness-classical-enlightenment-from-the-point-of-view-of-valence-structuralism/))))))))))))))))) The Supreme State of Unconsciousness: Classical Enlightenment from the Point of View of Valence Structuralism, Andrés Gómez Emilsson, 2021]</ref> I believe wellbeing insights from psychology can be transposed to social systems and vice versa using the maths im using.<ref>[[Ryan Smith: A Computational Neuroscience Perspective on Subjective Wellbeing - YouTube]([Ryan Smith: A Computational Neuroscience Perspective on Subjective Wellbeing - YouTube]([Ryan Smith: A Computational Neuroscience Perspective on Subjective Wellbeing - YouTube]([Ryan Smith: A Computational Neuroscience Perspective on Subjective Wellbeing - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DepOiSw2nF0)))), A Computational Neuroscience Perspective on Subjective Wellbeing, Ryan Smith, 2022]</ref><ref>[[ActInf ModelStream #001.1: "A Step-by-Step Tutorial on Active Inference" - YouTube]([ActInf ModelStream #001.1: "A Step-by-Step Tutorial on Active Inference" - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5AolqFl2Nw),) A Step-by-Step Tutorial on Active Inference, Ryan Smith, 2021]</ref> <references/> ===Agency=== Great talk about how limited metacognitive agency over thought and preferences is implemented in the mind [Conversation between Mark Solms, Chris Fields, and Mike Levin 2 - YouTube]([Conversation between Mark Solms, Chris Fields, and Mike Levin 2 - YouTube]([Conversation between Mark Solms, Chris Fields, and Mike Levin 2 - YouTube](https://youtu.be/1S4jaYjuzm0))) I find this as fascinating start when it comes to decoding thoughts [Semantic reconstruction of continuous language from non-invasive brain recordings | bioRxiv]([Semantic reconstruction of continuous language from non-invasive brain recordings | bioRxiv]([Semantic reconstruction of continuous language from non-invasive brain recordings | bioRxiv](https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.09.29.509744v1))) [Sense of agency for intracortical brain–machine interfaces | Nature Human Behaviour]([Sense of agency for intracortical brain–machine interfaces | Nature Human Behaviour]([Sense of agency for intracortical brain–machine interfaces | Nature Human Behaviour](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-021-01233-2))) (Sense of agency for intracortical brain–machine interfaces) Hmm here they locate what goes wrong in decreased sense of agency [Neural correlates of sense of agency in motor control: A neuroimaging meta-analysis - PubMed]([Neural correlates of sense of agency in motor control: A neuroimaging meta-analysis - PubMed]([Neural correlates of sense of agency in motor control: A neuroimaging meta-analysis - PubMed](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32502189/))) ===Compassion=== Compassion is fundamental mental muscle to cultivating strong human relationships that are number one predictor of individual and collective wellbeing. We need more culture of compassion in our culture. I love one lens on psychotheraphy, that lots of psychotherapeuts see their clients mechanistically and try to look for a mechanistic problem that needs to be solved according to predefined symbolic trees/ methodologies. This definitely has its use and should be used a lot, but fusing rationality with intuition is IMO ideal. But I would argue that to fully understand the lens of the other beings that might be deeply suffering, one should try to synchronize with them as much as possible mentally. Get as much as possible into their world by listening as deeply as possible, synchronizing breathing itself can increase sense of connection. [Frontiers | Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Therapeutic Touch and Synchrony]([Frontiers | Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Therapeutic Touch and Synchrony]([Frontiers | Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Therapeutic Touch and Synchrony]([Frontiers | Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Therapeutic Touch and Synchrony]([Frontiers | Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Therapeutic Touch and Synchrony]([Frontiers | Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Therapeutic Touch and Synchrony]([Frontiers | Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Therapeutic Touch and Synchrony](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.783694/full))))))) Being in the present moment with the other as deeply as possible, almost fusing together mentally and this way finding solutions by using the deepest intuition. Something like tends to be practiced in Gestalt psychotherapheutic method for example. The deep compassion definitely has its advantages and disadvantages, as feeling the suffering of others so directly can really overwhelm one's mental state if not enough healing to get back into less suffering states is done. It also seems that in the current loneliness crisis, therapheuts tend to be the only people that create at least some human connection for some people that feel fundamentally lonely. We need more culture of compassion for people to feel more connected to eachother. Strenghten neural correlates of compassion through environmental (culture, training methods?) (and genetic?) influences [Neural correlates of compassion - An integrative systematic review - PubMed]([Neural correlates of compassion - An integrative systematic review - PubMed]([Neural correlates of compassion - An integrative systematic review - PubMed](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34963634/))) Compassion is fundamental mental muscle to cultivating strong human relationships that are number one predictor of individual and collective wellbeing. We need more culture of compassion in our culture. [An 85-year Harvard study found the No. 1 thing that makes us happy in life: It helps us 'live longer']([An 85-year Harvard study found the No. 1 thing that makes us happy in life: It helps us 'live longer']([An 85-year Harvard study found the No. 1 thing that makes us happy in life: It helps us 'live longer'](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/10/85-year-harvard-study-found-the-secret-to-a-long-happy-and-successful-life.html))) I love one lens on psychotheraphy, that lots of psychotherapeuts see their clients mechanistically and try to look for a mechanistic problem that needs to be solved according to predefined symbolic trees/ methodologies. This definitely has its use and should be used a lot, but fusing rationality with intuition is IMO ideal. But I would argue that to fully understand the lens of the other beings that might be deeply suffering, one should try to synchronize with them as much as possible mentally. Get as much as possible into their world by listening as deeply as possible, synchronizing breathing itself can increase sense of connection. [Frontiers | Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Therapeutic Touch and Synchrony]([Frontiers | Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Therapeutic Touch and Synchrony]([Frontiers | Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Therapeutic Touch and Synchrony]([Frontiers | Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Therapeutic Touch and Synchrony]([Frontiers | Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Therapeutic Touch and Synchrony]([Frontiers | Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Therapeutic Touch and Synchrony]([Frontiers | Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Therapeutic Touch and Synchrony](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.783694/full))))))) Being in the present moment with the other as deeply as possible, almost fusing together mentally and this way finding solutions by using the deepest intuition. Something like tends to be practiced in Gestalt psychotherapheutic method for example. The deep compassion definitely has its advantages and disadvantages, as feeling the suffering of others so directly can really overwhelm one's mental state if not enough healing to get back into less suffering states is done. It also seems that in the current loneliness crisis, therapheuts tend to be the only people that create at least some human connection for some people that feel fundamentally lonely. We need more culture of compassion for people to feel more connected to eachother. Let's untie all our rigid knots, Avalokitasvaras, bodhisattvas of compassion, radiate love and kindness in all directions, shapeshift into what is needed the most for the benefit of all beings [Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself]([Mother Buddha Love - Deconstructing Yourself](https://deconstructingyourself.com/mother-buddha-love.html))))))))))))) We are the children of Gaia but also manifestation of her creating the future, we're part of her nervous system, with lots of other information processing networks in nature that operate on scales that totally transcend ours [The Gaia Attractor. A planetary AI copilot network to overcome the Metacrisis | Rafael Kaufmann | Medium]([The Gaia Attractor. A planetary AI copilot network to overcome the Metacrisis | Rafael Kaufmann | Medium]([The Gaia Attractor. A planetary AI copilot network to overcome the Metacrisis | Rafael Kaufmann | Medium]([The Gaia Attractor. A planetary AI copilot network to overcome the Metacrisis | Rafael Kaufmann | Medium]([The Gaia Attractor. A planetary AI copilot network to overcome the Metacrisis | Rafael Kaufmann | Medium]([The Gaia Attractor. A planetary AI copilot network to overcome the Metacrisis | Rafael Kaufmann | Medium]([The Gaia Attractor. A planetary AI copilot network to overcome the Metacrisis | Rafael Kaufmann | Medium]([The Gaia Attractor. A planetary AI copilot network to overcome the Metacrisis | Rafael Kaufmann | Medium]([The Gaia Attractor. A planetary AI copilot network to overcome the Metacrisis | Rafael Kaufmann | Medium]([The Gaia Attractor. A planetary AI copilot network to overcome the Metacrisis | Rafael Kaufmann | Medium]([The Gaia Attractor. A planetary AI copilot network to overcome the Metacrisis | Rafael Kaufmann | Medium]([The Gaia Attractor. A planetary AI copilot network to overcome the Metacrisis | Rafael Kaufmann | Medium]([The Gaia Attractor. A planetary AI copilot network to overcome the Metacrisis | Rafael Kaufmann | Medium]([The Gaia Attractor. A planetary AI copilot network to overcome the Metacrisis | Rafael Kaufmann | Medium]([The Gaia Attractor. A planetary AI copilot network to overcome the Metacrisis | Rafael Kaufmann | Medium]([The Gaia Attractor. A planetary AI copilot network to overcome the Metacrisis | Rafael Kaufmann | Medium](https://rkauf.medium.com/the-gaia-attractor-41e5af33f3b7)))))))))))))))) Connectedness with us, others, the world and everything everywhere in all timescales.