Thinking is recombining largely preexisting concepts following largely preexisting patterns. Infrequently do we generate brand new ones -- it takes a lot of effort. As such, deep thinking requires practice in order to accumulate a dense network of these concepts and patterns.
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Of course, it also requires to read books. It would be challenging to have to recreate thousands of years worth of accumulated thought building blocks on your own.
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Books are other people's thoughts, already selected as interesting or beautiful by many harsh filters (in particular time), and they are full of delicious thought building blocks
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Unthinking as well..
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Got any tips or tricks for dealing with the voice inside my head?
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Power to the wise.
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Universities fail to teach this to their pupil. Students believe they should be able to understand just by reading text. Being able to think, create mental models & play around with ideas in your mind, are important skills that can be acquired over time with practice & repetition
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This needs to be said more often
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