http://www.joshzam.com/2008/01/teach-your-brain-to-stretch-time/ Don’t trust spellcheck Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:00:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.joshzam.com/2008/01/teach-your-brain-to-stretch-time/comment-page-1/#comment-896 Liam Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:49:55 +0000 http://www.joshzam.com/wordpress/2008/01/teach-your-brain-to-stretch-time/#comment-896 You know, I kind of have the feeling that time is stretching for me very frequently. I've never heard it called "the zone" before - I tend to refer to as "The British Council". You know, I kind of have the feeling that time is stretching for me very frequently. I’ve never heard it called “the zone” before – I tend to refer to as “The British Council”.

]]> http://www.joshzam.com/2008/01/teach-your-brain-to-stretch-time/comment-page-1/#comment-895 Josh Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:59:44 +0000 http://www.joshzam.com/wordpress/2008/01/teach-your-brain-to-stretch-time/#comment-895 That's awesome. Unconscious aptitude. I have a recurring Douglas Adams-inspired daydream in which, if I could just take my mind off of the reality of the situation and zone out, I could step off of the top step of a flight of stairs and just keep walking on air until I Wile E. Coyote myself. That’s awesome. Unconscious aptitude. I have a recurring Douglas Adams-inspired daydream in which, if I could just take my mind off of the reality of the situation and zone out, I could step off of the top step of a flight of stairs and just keep walking on air until I Wile E. Coyote myself.

]]> http://www.joshzam.com/2008/01/teach-your-brain-to-stretch-time/comment-page-1/#comment-894 Marli Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:33:14 +0000 http://www.joshzam.com/wordpress/2008/01/teach-your-brain-to-stretch-time/#comment-894 I don't know if this is the same zone, but when playing cello with an orchestra or quartet I often find myself "waking up" - playing the piece without consiously watching the music or moving my fingers, and then coming back to myself and needing to return to concious thought, uncertain of where I was before, what I might have been thinking, or how much music/time has gone by. It's definitely part of being "in the zone," but as I said, not necessarily the same "zone." I don’t know if this is the same zone, but when playing cello with an orchestra or quartet I often find myself “waking up” – playing the piece without consiously watching the music or moving my fingers, and then coming back to myself and needing to return to concious thought, uncertain of where I was before, what I might have been thinking, or how much music/time has gone by. It’s definitely part of being “in the zone,” but as I said, not necessarily the same “zone.”

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