The Problem of Thinking Too Much (2002)
jstor.org50 points by lermontov a year ago
50 points by lermontov a year ago
The end paragraph:
>A Psychological Tip
Whenever you're called on to make up your mind, and you're hampered by not having any, the best way to solve the dilemma, you'll find, is simply by spinning a penny.
No—not so that chance shall decide the affair while you're passively standing there moping; but the moment the penny is up in the air, you suddenly know what you're hoping.
I heard this one, paraphrased, a while back (probably around 2002 I guess). I apply it to others as well by actually spinning a penny when someone can't decide, then watch their reaction. It's shocking how fast people make up their mind when they feel like the decision making power is taken away from them.
For a PDF created in 2002, it's incredibly easy to read on a smartphone.
Wile E. Coyote is my hero, he has so much fun building his Roadrunner traps, so it is not the result the most important thing but the process which is more or equally important never less
"It's not the destination of going headfirst into a desert mesa, but the journey along the repainted yellow lines to it." -W. Ethelbert Coyote
“Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.”
Mahatma Gandhi
some people has no inner dialogue
source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/intersections/202304...
That tracks. I’m surprised even 20% of people have an inner monologue. I assumed most people have the agency of a microbe and only respond to physical stimuli. The only “thoughts” that flash through their minds are visuals of cheeseburgers and tits.
Maybe if I read this article, it will fix it!