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Reward pathway

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 1:37 am
by MozartLink
I had a composing dream to live for. My belief in the afterlife is what inspired my composing and nothing else inspired my composing. But that reward pathway (inspiration) has been deleted since I no longer believe in the afterlife anymore. Therefore, I am no longer inspired to compose anymore and have given up on it. How long does it take for a new reward pathway to be created in my brain so that I can be inspired to compose again?

Re: Reward pathway

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 1:42 am
by yiostheoy
MozartLink wrote:I had a composing dream to live for. My belief in the afterlife is what inspired my composing and nothing else inspired my composing. But that reward pathway (inspiration) has been deleted since I no longer believe in the afterlife anymore. Therefore, I am no longer inspired to compose anymore and have given up on it. How long does it take for a new reward pathway to be created in my brain so that I can be inspired to compose again?
Epicureanism emphasizes good food, good wine, good sex, good job, good work, and leaving the Earth a cleaner and better place than you found it.

Machiavellianism emphasizes power. Nietzsche agreed with him.

Modern Empiricism emphasizes meaning.

Take your pick.

Re: Reward pathway

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 1:45 am
by MozartLink
yiostheoy wrote:
MozartLink wrote:I had a composing dream to live for. My belief in the afterlife is what inspired my composing and nothing else inspired my composing. But that reward pathway (inspiration) has been deleted since I no longer believe in the afterlife anymore. Therefore, I am no longer inspired to compose anymore and have given up on it. How long does it take for a new reward pathway to be created in my brain so that I can be inspired to compose again?
Epicureanism emphasizes good food, good wine, good sex, good job, good work, and leaving the Earth a cleaner and better place than you found it.

Machiavellianism emphasizes power. Nietzsche agreed with him.

Modern Empiricism emphasizes meaning.

Take your pick.
As I said many times before, it is only my good moods that inspire my composing. I am not inspired any other way. It is only when I am in an inspired mood that I am inspired to compose.

Re: Reward pathway

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 2:56 am
by yiostheoy
MozartLink wrote:
yiostheoy wrote:
MozartLink wrote:I had a composing dream to live for. My belief in the afterlife is what inspired my composing and nothing else inspired my composing. But that reward pathway (inspiration) has been deleted since I no longer believe in the afterlife anymore. Therefore, I am no longer inspired to compose anymore and have given up on it. How long does it take for a new reward pathway to be created in my brain so that I can be inspired to compose again?
Epicureanism emphasizes good food, good wine, good sex, good job, good work, and leaving the Earth a cleaner and better place than you found it.

Machiavellianism emphasizes power. Nietzsche agreed with him.

Modern Empiricism emphasizes meaning.

Take your pick.
As I said many times before, it is only my good moods that inspire my composing. I am not inspired any other way. It is only when I am in an inspired mood that I am inspired to compose.
Well poetry is like that -- sure.

Re: Reward pathway

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 2:59 am
by thedoc
MozartLink wrote: As I said many times before, it is only my good moods that inspire my composing. I am not inspired any other way. It is only when I am in an inspired mood that I am inspired to compose.
Don't quit your day job, - If you aren't compelled to compose no matter what, you probably will not do well with it.

Re: Reward pathway

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 6:18 am
by Harbal
I don't really see the connection between composing and belief in the afterlife. What did you compose?

Re: Reward pathway

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 4:13 pm
by thedoc
Harbal wrote:I don't really see the connection between composing and belief in the afterlife. What did you compose?
Probably works that can only be appreciated in the afterlife.

Re: Reward pathway

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:06 pm
by Impenitent
please... after life you decompose.

-Imp

Re: Reward pathway

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 1:03 am
by Dalek Prime
MozartLink wrote:I had a composing dream to live for. My belief in the afterlife is what inspired my composing and nothing else inspired my composing. But that reward pathway (inspiration) has been deleted since I no longer believe in the afterlife anymore. Therefore, I am no longer inspired to compose anymore and have given up on it. How long does it take for a new reward pathway to be created in my brain so that I can be inspired to compose again?
Oh, for crying out loud ML. Forget what I said about the afterlife. What do I know about it anyways? Go dream and compose.

Re: Reward pathway

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 2:59 am
by thedoc
Impenitent wrote:please... after life you decompose.

-Imp
That's what I said, others will decompose his work and he will be appreciated.