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I have distributed my cognition too much. Too much of my ability to think now requires a conversational context. Weird. 10-15 years ago, I was often accused of doing too much thinking on my own, in hermit mode (retreat/disengage to think instead of advance/engage to think)
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Maybe I should be nicer to waldenponders and not make fun of them. After all I had the luxury of nearly 10 years of waldenponding (= a dozen 3-ring binders of notes)
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You identify two forms of thinking that complement each other yet are fundamentally distinct: reading & self-reflection (Walden) vs. social interaction & responding to social cues (Manhattan). Part of growing up is finding the balance of these 2 modes that works well for you.
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