Comments on: a definition for Eric http://www.runningland.com/2006/07/20/a-definition-for-eric/ wisdom and tripe from a lifetime runner Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:07:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Eric http://www.runningland.com/2006/07/20/a-definition-for-eric/#comment-4734 Eric Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:29:36 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2006/07/20/a-definition-for-eric/#comment-4734 My goodness; I go away for two days and I've made it to the top of the Blog. I'm all tickled and flattered. Thank you for the posting, I usually check the Web during lunch breaks, and I don't post on the Web much anymore (I gave up on LetsRun a while ago). But I keep up with a small group of running friends, and to them I've described your site as perhaps the most literate and unique in runningdom. I think this entry proves the point. Some overlap between existentialism and Buddhism seems worth noting. Buddhists also focus on living in the present, and even though the first noble truth is often translated as "life is suffering" (I think saying "the truth that suffering in life is real" is closer to the mark), Buddhists do not seem depressed or despairing -- e.g. the iconic smiling Buddha. But I think there is a trick to seeing the depth in it, without which one just starts to sound like Dr. Pangloss (". . . this is the best of all possible worlds, so everything that happens in it must be for the best . . ."). P.S. To Joan -- I suspect you must have some writing or public speaking projects above and beyond SoE; any truth to that ( . . . although speaking to running crowds must be a tough gig -- how many times can you talk about tempo runs and eating pasta and which shoe you like)? My goodness; I go away for two days and I’ve made it to the top of the Blog. I’m all tickled and flattered. Thank you for the posting,

I usually check the Web during lunch breaks, and I don’t post on the Web much anymore (I gave up on LetsRun a while ago). But I keep up with a small group of running friends, and to them I’ve described your site as perhaps the most literate and unique in runningdom. I think this entry proves the point.

Some overlap between existentialism and Buddhism seems worth noting. Buddhists also focus on living in the present, and even though the first noble truth is often translated as “life is suffering” (I think saying “the truth that suffering in life is real” is closer to the mark), Buddhists do not seem depressed or despairing — e.g. the iconic smiling Buddha. But I think there is a trick to seeing the depth in it, without which one just starts to sound like Dr. Pangloss (”. . . this is the best of all possible worlds, so everything that happens in it must be for the best . . .”).

P.S. To Joan — I suspect you must have some writing or public speaking projects above and beyond SoE; any truth to that ( . . . although speaking to running crowds must be a tough gig — how many times can you talk about tempo runs and eating pasta and which shoe you like)?

]]> By: Joan http://www.runningland.com/2006/07/20/a-definition-for-eric/#comment-4714 Joan Fri, 21 Jul 2006 23:22:47 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2006/07/20/a-definition-for-eric/#comment-4714 Right you are, Marion! <strong>Auditory Memory</strong>, definition: <blockquote> "Memory is the retention of information over time. There are several types of memory. Auditory memory involves being able to take in information that is presented orally, to process such information, store it in one’s mind and then recall what one has heard. Basically, it involves the skills of attending, listening, processing, storing, and recalling. There are two kinds of auditory memory: Short-term auditory memory is the ability to recall something heard very recently, while long-term auditory memory is the ability to remember something heard some time ago."</blockquote> Right you are, Marion!

Auditory Memory, definition:

“Memory is the retention of information over time. There are several types of memory. Auditory memory involves being able to take in information that is presented orally, to process such information, store it in one’s mind and then recall what one has heard. Basically, it involves the skills of attending, listening, processing, storing, and recalling. There are two kinds of auditory memory: Short-term auditory memory is the ability to recall something heard very recently, while long-term auditory memory is the ability to remember something heard some time ago.”

]]> By: Marion http://www.runningland.com/2006/07/20/a-definition-for-eric/#comment-4713 Marion Fri, 21 Jul 2006 22:21:42 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2006/07/20/a-definition-for-eric/#comment-4713 Is it Auditory memory? I think so. Is it Auditory memory? I think so.

]]> By: Jim Terry http://www.runningland.com/2006/07/20/a-definition-for-eric/#comment-4711 Jim Terry Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:10:22 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2006/07/20/a-definition-for-eric/#comment-4711 Hi Joan, I actually thought you gave an excellent analogy to existentialism when you joked about your 30 sec recording time limit. (Or am I stating the obvious?) If you take the "beep" as the analog for death, then you better use your 30 seconds wisely. The "beep" can be a great motivator for getting done what you want to get done. No excuses. No "hey, I was planning to do/say that". BTW I grew up in Peoria - Here's a question whose answer is "Peoria". What city counts Betty Friedan and Richard Pryor as a favorite daughter/son? Jim Hi Joan,

I actually thought you gave an excellent analogy to existentialism when you joked about your 30 sec recording time limit. (Or am I stating the obvious?) If you take the “beep” as the analog for death, then you better use your 30 seconds wisely. The “beep” can be a great motivator for getting done what you want to get done. No excuses. No “hey, I was planning to do/say that”.

BTW I grew up in Peoria - Here’s a question whose answer is “Peoria”. What city counts Betty Friedan and Richard Pryor as a favorite daughter/son?

Jim

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