Everything about Thinking totally explained
Thought and
thinking are
mental forms and
processes, respectively ("thought" is both.) Thinking allows beings to
model the world and to deal with it effectively according to their
objectives,
plans, ends and
desires.
Words referring to similar concepts and processes include
cognition,
sentience,
consciousness,
idea, and
imagination.
Thinking involves the cerebral manipulation of
information, as when we form
concepts, engage in
problem solving,
reason and make
decisions.
Thinking is a higher
cognitive function and the analysis of thinking processes is part of
cognitive psychology.
Basic process
The basic mechanics of the human brain cells reflect a process of
pattern matching or rather
recognition. In a "moment of
reflection", new situations and new
experiences are judged against
recalled ones and
judgements are made. In order to make these judgements, the
intellect maintains present
experience and sorts relevant past experience. It does this while keeping present and past experience distinct and separate. The intellect can mix, match, merge, sift, and sort
concepts, perceptions, and experience. This process is called
reasoning.
Logic is the science of
reasoning. The awareness of this process of reasoning is access consciousness (see philosopher
Ned Block).
Aids to thinking
- Use of models, symbols, diagrams and pictures.
- Use of abstraction to simplify the effort of thinking.
- Use of metasyntactic variables to simplify the effort of naming.
- Use of iteration and recursion to converge on a concept.
- Limitation of attention to aid concentration and focus on a concept. Use of peace and quiet to aid concentration.
- Goal setting and goal revision. Simply letting the concept percolate in the subconscious, and waiting for the concept to re-surface.
- Talking with like-minded people. Resorting to communication with others, if this is allowed.
- Working backward from the goal.
- Desire for learning.
- Always be objective.
Pitfalls
Self-delusions: inability to confront relevant issues (roadblocks).Further Information
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