A short YouTube talk by David Jenyns arguing that learning is state-dependent and that individuals should control their internal state. The speaker contrasts being a "thermometer" (reactive to environment) with being a "thermostat" (setting a vision/goal/standard) and advises identifying with the thermostat to control how you feel and thus learn more effectively.
All learning is state dependent. All learning is state dependent. That if you want to learn more, control your state. Now who's in control of your state? You are because you are a thermostat. You're not a thermometer. What do I mean by that? What does a thermometer do? A thermometer reacts to the environment. It reflects what the environment is giving it. And so we are all thermometers at some point and that affects our state. We react to the weather, we react to the economy, react to how people treat us. But in reality, where's the locus of focus? Who has the control? You do because you're a thermostat. A thermostat is different. A thermostat sets a vision, it sets a goal, it sets a standard. And what happens to the environment the environment raises to meet that thermostat. And for you, you want to identify with the thermostat and the most important thing that you want to have control over is how you feel.
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