Break the Habit of Unnecessary Thinking... And Most of It Is - OM School Live
40“Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?” - Winnie the Pooh
If you haven't noticed, our thinking tends to be a bit repetitive. It just seems to spin in circles. This is even more true when we are stressed or in a state of fear.
If you haven't noticed, our thinking tends to be a bit repetitive. It just seems to spin in circles.
This is even more true when we are stressed or in a state of fear.
Except for the kind of thinking which results from focused, engaged attention, the rest, I am brazen enough to say, is pretty much worthless. That focused attention is key to breaking the thinking habit.
But before I get into that, let's take a quick look at where this thinking comes from.
Contrary to popular belief, you didn't create. If you created your thoughts, you would be able to determine what your next thought is going to be. But you can't. Neither can I. We don't what they're going to be until they show up.
When they do show up we can (and will) say things like "That's a great idea." or "WTF?" or "Where did that come from?" So we aren't creating them. They are being generated, in real time, by the nervous system....
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