By Iris Kulbatski — 2020
Psychedelic drugs like psilocybin are being tested to treat mental illness. They're also expanding our understanding about human consciousness.
Read on www.discovermagazine.com
CLEAR ALL
In order to be able to answer the question of whether productive obsessing is something to shun or to value, it would be good to know what consciousness is—not only in a biochemical sense but also in a way that does justice to our felt experience of individuality and instrumentality.
“How many surf bums who can’t keep a job washing dishes will be up at 5 AM putting on a gritty, sandy wetsuit to paddle out in cold, sharky water for just one shot at a barrel? That’s motivation. If you could bottle that, then what’s possible?”