Absent-mindedness

Initial Alert Aleiting/Signal Detection of initial stages of problem Distraction/Absent-Mindedness/Low Alertness... 

There is no question but that part of what I get from a two-hour movie or two hours in a book is two hours worth of something. I get two hours of time out, of escape, of absent-mindedness. Escape from what Certainly from boredom. Escaping boredom is escaping the tedium of consciousness, of one s own company, of being here and now and one s self, not someplace else or somebody else. 

Probably the oldest reference to the cannabis plant, in a pharmacy book from 2737 BCE, is related to its use as a medicine. The Chinese emperor Shen Nung (the Divine Farmer) referred to it as the liberator of sin and recommended it for the treatment of female weakness, gout, rheumatism, malaria, constipation, and absent mindedness. By 1000 BCE, its medicinal use, as indicated by available writings, had spread to India by 500 BCE, it was familiar to the ancient Greeks. 

Of the three species of Cannabis, the sativa type was the first to be spread widely around the globe, probably because of its having strong fibers and lots of edible seeds. The earliest known pharmacy book, published in China in the third millenium B.C. recommends hemp for everything from rheumatism to constipation—even absent-mindedness. 

Lunatic Asylum]. Weight pincers are frequently used by distracted students for the purpose of extracting chemicals from bottles. We must put this absent-mindedness to the exciting times we live in.27... 

In ancient China, Cannabis was used together with other herbs for rheumatic pains, disorders of the female reproductive tract, absent-mindedness, malaria (probably for the headache caused by the disease) as well as for beri-beri [3, 16-18]. When however, the fruits of hemp were taken in excess, it was known that they could cause seeing devils . Cannabis in wine was used as an anaesthetic in major operations [19]. As Cannabis is only a minor pain killer, one can assume that large stupefying doses were administered. 

Absent-mindedness, meaning inattention and consequent weak memory traces. A nurse might read and remember 500 when the label says 50. 

The radiation that Becquerel had discovered was a powerful tool in the coming search for atomic structure. It gradually also became utilized in medicine and for generating energy to an extent beyond previous comprehension. But people were unaware of these things when Becquerel made his first experiments and reported the results to the Academy, Hstening with absent-mindedness, in Paris on March 2,1896. Nor was the Hstener aware of the coming fission of uranium atoms. 

Reason, J.T., Lucas, D.A. Using cognitive diaries to investigate naturally occurring memory blocks. In Harris, J., Morris, P. (eds.) Everyday Memory, Actions and Absent-Mindedness, Academic Press, London (1984)... 

Skill-based behavior Absent mindedness (cue not discriminated) Alertness low (cue not activated) Spatial-temporal-coordination inadequate (manual variability, topographic orientation inadequate, stereotype take-over, e.g. false triggering)... 

Jim Reason has written books on absent-mindedness, human error, aviation human factors, managing the risks of organizational accidents and managing maintenance error. Since 2000 his primary focus has been patient safety. Viewed at www.saferhealthcare.org.uk. 

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