'Mindful people' feel less pain

Re:'Mindful people' feel less pain by ericand on Friday September 07, 2018 @02:23PM (#17936496)

If I understand correctly, they say that meditation deactivates default mode and this has a positive impact on pain tolerance. Interestingly, there is lots of discussion on the importance and value of default mode for creativity and other things. Are these at odds or have I misunderstood?

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Re:'Mindful people' feel less pain by thedirt0115 on Friday September 07, 2018 @02:28PM (#17936536)

I had never heard of "default mode" before this. Do you have any suggested reading on the topic, especially around creativity?

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Re:'Mindful people' feel less pain by xanthopan on Friday September 07, 2018 @02:38PM (#17936622)

Maybe only tangentially related, but Michael Pollan's recent book about psychedelics "How To Change Your Mind" goes in-depth on this. There's something about being able to quiet the "default mode network" that lends the mind to transcendental/creative thought. The same effect can be achieved through meditation or breathwork.

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Re:'Mindful people' feel less pain by pfd1986 on Friday September 07, 2018 @04:23PM (#17937352)

Also moral tribes, by Joshua Greene. These 2 were the best books I read this year.

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Re:'Mindful people' feel less pain by prostoalex on Friday September 07, 2018 @03:03PM (#17936815)

This provides a good context https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/09/trip-treatment

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Re:'Mindful people' feel less pain by cpncrunch on Friday September 07, 2018 @08:10PM (#17938622)

I think it's more to do with removing the emotional rumination aspect of the default mode network, which is associated with anxiety, depression and pain.

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