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To make the changes, I'm probably going to start by recording my brain state as I perform activities that bore the hell out of me, as well as those that really excite my interest. Ideally, the two activities will be as similar as possible; reading Darwin versus reading reading, say, Stross. The goal is to dampen those reactions associated with boredom and increase those associated with interest. I believe that those will be parts of the same system, but I'm not attached to that belief. I'd particularily like to find the mental bits that, more specifically than boredom in general, impel me to find another activity to engage in than what I have chosen to spend my time on. I would very much like to eradicate that reaction entirely.
Fast forwarding at this point, let's assume that I've done as much as I feel is necessary with respect to eliminating my boredom related responses, as well as increasing my general sense of excitement at whatever it is I choose to do. It is very important that I've thoroughly documented what I've done, because if it turns out that some subtle early mistake or combination of seemingly minor changes is going to make me non-viable in the long run, such that the whole process will need to start from scratch, it's important that I leave clues so future versions don't simply do exactly the same steps as I did.
At this point, I can't really be called human. At the very least, it is likely that a human psychologist would evaluate me as having multiple serious mental disorders. That's fine with me. It is prime copy's job to check that my psychosis are useful, in case I totally lose perspective.
The next step is to spend a lot of time looking for music I haven't heard before. My specific goal is to record and examine my brain state as I experience the thrill of discovery at finding a new piece of music that I really enjoy. Ideally I'll be able to identify that experience as it relates to music specifically, but pumping my novophilia in general is fine too. I want to experiment with making the pleasure I feel from this sort of discovery really inordinate, on the level of multiple orgasms at a minimum, but I'm not going to leave it that way for now, just make a note of how to get there.
The nest step is somewhat more subtle, I think. I want to spend a lot of time organizing things (prime copy's music collection in particular). The goal is to identify and (as before) ridiculously enhance the experience of satisfaction that I feel when everything has a place and everything is in its place. This is prabably the same sense of satisfaction I get when I write a fine piece of documentation. Unfortunately, this experience is not only subtle but (unlike boredom and novophilia) it is not one I experience very strongly. As such, this step is likely to be tricky. It is my hope that even if I can't make it work perfectly, lack of boredom will give me most of what I want here. As before, I would like to get to the point where precisely oganizing something is immensely pleasurable, and theb retreat from that, having made a note of how to do it.
The last major step is that of enhancing the enjoyment I get from helping others. This shouldn't be hard, as it's already a strong response in me. It does, however, inrease my social vulnerability. It is prime copy's job to keep me insulated from anyone that could take advantage of this.
While any memory enhancement I might easily achieve during this process would be useful, it is non- essential.