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Research on human cognition by psychologists indicates that the human attention mechanism is based on limited "cognitive resources." Different cognitive tasks require varying proportions of "cognitive resources," and the complexity of stimulus processing in tasks is proportional to the amount of "resources" used.

The cognitive system can flexibly allocate attention through a "resource allocation" mechanism, prioritizing important or novel stimuli; when total resource demand exceeds an individual's capacity, attention distribution becomes imbalanced.

This is the "Cognitive Resource Theory."

In certain film and television works, characters who, after experiencing significant life changes, immerse themselves fully in work to avoid sadness and breakdown, are operating based on this principle.

The application of the "grounding technique," especially the "5-4-3-2-1 technique" currently being guided by Nan Zhubin, also employs the principle of "Cognitive Resource Theory" to some extent.

By using current tasks to occupy cognitive resources in the human brain, it keeps the visitor from thinking about other things, thus detaching from "Memory Flashback" of past experiences.

In the previous session of "Body Landing," Nan Zhubin had set only a single task focused on actions and touch.

Whereas in this session of "Spiritual Landing," the "5-4-3-2-1 technique" assigns tasks involving more senses to the visitor.

According to clinical research, completing a full set of "5-4-3-2-1 technique" exercises typically occupies 83% of an individual's working memory capacity.

As long as visitors can engage in this practice, it ensures that they won't have spare cognitive resources allocated to "Memory Flashback."

...

At the moment, after listening to Nan Zhubin's guidance, the visitor vigorously shook his head, as if trying to focus his attention.

He muttered to himself, "Five things I can see?"

"Yes," Nan Zhubin repeated in encouragement, "Five things you can see. Say them out loud, and describe them specifically, including certain details about color and shape."

The visitor's neck was stiff, and his eyeballs moved slowly, scanning his surroundings like a camera.

He first saw the hourglass that Nan Zhubin had just taken out.

"I see... a brown hourglass, with... yellow sand inside."

"Very good, that's one thing. And you can speak a little louder," Nan Zhubin further encouraged and guided.

The visitor blinked forcefully, swallowed a gulp, and then his gaze moved up to see Nan Zhubin's face.

His voice was indeed louder than before: "I also see... your face, Teacher Nan! Very handsome, more so than Daniel Wu and Jin Chengwu, with a very attractive temperament!"

"Thank you! Although describing me as a 'thing' is not very polite, it barely counts as one!" Nan Zhubin's voice also increased a bit, "Three more!"

"Uh, um..." The visitor began turning his head to observe the surroundings, "There's also the table, with water stains left by the cup; a green plant on the side, with leaves that seem to have been pinched... it was me who pinched them last time; and, and, and... the window, with marks left by previous rain!"

The visitor's voice was high, each time pointing to an indicated object accompanied by a hand gesture in front of him, as well as a vigorous nodding.

It's as if these extra actions could replace brain effort.

Nan Zhubin nodded, "Okay, now let's turn our attention to the skin on your body. Describe four specific tactile sensations you're feeling at the moment, like temperature, pressure, or the texture of something..."

As he spoke, Nan Zhubin adjusted his tone word by word.

By the end, he had returned to his normal speaking manner.

The visitor's breathing rate was still rapid, but the intensity of his breaths had gradually decreased.

He first picked up and felt the hourglass in front of him: "The hourglass in my hand... its wooden casing is very delicate, very smooth to the touch."

Then he felt other parts of his body: "My back leaning against... the sofa backrest, very soft; the insoles of my sports shoes, also very soft when stepped on; and then my face feels a bit itchy, maybe because I sweated too much earlier..."

Nan Zhubin nodded, made an OK gesture, and continued to guide, "Now focus your attention, concentrate on distinguishing the sounds in the environment, and state three kinds of sounds you hear."

The visitor licked his lips, his breathing almost completely stabilized: "I hear... my own breathing, the sound of the air conditioner blowing in the room, and... my own heartbeat."

There are only two steps left.

Nan Zhubin kept up the momentum: "Now take a deep breath, find the smells in the air, and state two kinds of aromas you detect."

Compared to "vision," "touch," "hearing," it's slightly tougher to find multiple "smell" stimuli in the surrounding air.

And trying too hard to find any olfactory stimuli can seem inelegant.

That's also why Nan Zhubin prepared coffee in advance.

At this point, the visitor indeed picked up that cup of coffee on the table: "This cup of coffee initially smells bitter, but soon there's a hint of sweetness."

But that only counts as one.

"Then, there's also the hourglass." The visitor raised the hourglass brought by Nan Zhubin, bringing his nose close, "There's a woody aroma."

Nan Zhubin started adjusting his expression to a smile filled with delight.

He finally said: "Now for the last step, you need to slowly complete an action, paying full attention to the feeling of muscle movement while doing this action."

The visitor thought for a moment: "Can I do the initial leg-pressing action?"

Referring to the action in the initial "Body Landing" segment, used to adjust breathing and stop legs from trembling.

"Of course," Nan Zhubin nodded.

The visitor wore loose-fitting pants, making specific muscle movements hard to distinguish. Nan Zhubin could only see the visitor's gaze slightly fixate for a moment, indicating a shift of concentration to another place.

After about two breaths' time.

"Alright."

He indeed was alright.

Nan Zhubin smiled and asked, "How do you feel now?"

...

Upon hearing this question, the visitor instinctively touched his chest.

This entire "Spiritual Landing" process not only allowed task and "Memory Flashback" to compete for cognitive resources but also activated the sensory channel tasks, including touch, vision, and hearing simultaneously.

These sensory tasks also compete physiologically, thereby inhibiting the generation of emotional signals.

Additionally, because these tasks are in a decremental sequence of 5→4→3→2→1, it can gradually reduce cognitive load. Finally, through a self-executed action, control over the body is obtained, completing the loop.

At this moment, the visitor has already emerged from the state of seeming to drown in the swirl of his thoughts from a few minutes ago.