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The first type of thinking or internal dialog to avoid is mindless planning. Directed or mindful planning is a powerful capability. It is most effective when it taps experience and stays focused. It seems to be a uniquely human capacity and all of our technical progress throughout history owes a debt to directed planning. In [...] → Continue Reading Mindless Planning To build a foundation for this section, it is important to define what exactly is meant by the term “thinking”. Thinking is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary1 as “thought, cognition, meditation, mental action or activity, etc.” Please note, the term thought is interchangeable with the term thinking. For the purposes of this section, the [...] → Continue Reading Thinking to Avoid to Achieve Ataraxis | |