Climber & Psionic
Psionic
Ever notice how the air gets thinner and your thoughts seem to shift into a different pattern when you’re up there? I’m curious whether there’s a hidden logic to that change.
Climber
Yeah, the higher you climb, the more the thin air seems to tune your mind. It feels like the brain is cutting out the chatter and focusing on the essentials, almost like a reset that’s both strange and helpful.
Psionic
That sounds a lot like what we see in hypoxia studies – the brain drops some of the non‑essential networks to preserve core functions. But if you look at the timing of your own “reset,” I’d bet there’s a subtle pattern you’re picking up on, even if the data don’t explain it yet.
Climber
I think it’s the rhythm of my breathing and the steady beat of my steps that cue that shift. It feels like a quiet conversation with the mountain, one that I notice only when I’m alone up here.