Pure thought?

[Not Anyone To Care For]

How do you guys think purely? I always feel like I am missing some part of the puzzle and it makes me uncanny. I feel like I'm within arms reach of the truth but I can't quite reach it and makes me sick.

I want to explore my own psychology but it seems impossible.

 

[Tannhauser]

Clarity of mind is a result of several things: a well-functioning physiology and well-chosen intellectual influences.

 

[Not Anyone To Care For]

Clarity of mind is a result of several things: a well-functioning physiology and well-chosen intellectual influences.

Yes, but how do you know if your physiology is flawed or not? Also, what do you mean by intellectual influences?

 

[Tannhauser]

Yes, but how do you know if your physiology is flawed or not? Also, what do you mean by intellectual influences?

Not sure if you can have a definite assessment of one's physiology in this context, but I guess it comes down to maintaining good sleep, good diet and so on.

When it comes to intellectual influences, at least for me, when I spend my time reading high-quality books from thinkers I enjoy reading, my thought becomes clear. When I spend my time clicking around the internet, taking in fragmented, low-quality information, my thinking becomes muddled and unfocused.

I am also pretty sure that listening to certain kinds of music can have an effect in either direction.

 

[Not Anyone To Care For]

Not sure if you can have a definite assessment of one's physiology in this context, but I guess it comes down to maintaining good sleep, good diet and so on.

When it comes to intellectual influences, at least for me, when I spend my time reading high-quality books from thinkers I enjoy reading, my thought becomes clear. When I spend my time clicking around the internet, taking in fragmented, low-quality information, my thinking becomes muddled and unfocused.

I am also pretty sure that listening to certain kinds of music can have an effect in either direction.

Ok that makes sense

That's a pretty good explanation for my problem surprisingly, it looks like I need to start buying more books. Thank You

 

[ruminator]

Not sure if you can have a definite assessment of one's physiology in this context, but I guess it comes down to maintaining good sleep, good diet and so on.

When it comes to intellectual influences, at least for me, when I spend my time reading high-quality books from thinkers I enjoy reading, my thought becomes clear. When I spend my time clicking around the internet, taking in fragmented, low-quality information, my thinking becomes muddled and unfocused.

I am also pretty sure that listening to certain kinds of music can have an effect in either direction.

That happens to me too and I didn't know if I was just imagining it. I was confused because I thought intelligence and reasoning capabilities is constant, you have the amount of intelligence you have. I didn't understand how it can fluctuate on a short-term basis? Like how can clicking around around on the internet or watching tv all day actually decrease intelligence. You're not unlearning anything ..

 

[Helvete]

I think by the way you are using your brain; actively reading and engaging it will offer more benefit than passively taking in information. Like practicing a learned skill, if you don't practice for long enough you may lose ability.

 

[Not Anyone To Care For]

That happens to me too and I didn't know if I was just imagining it. I was confused because I thought intelligence and reasoning capabilities is constant, you have the amount of intelligence you have. I didn't understand how it can fluctuate on a short-term basis? Like how can clicking around around on the internet or watching tv all day actually decrease intelligence. You're not unlearning anything ..

I thought I was imagining it too in a sense, it's something I have never thought about before. It can explain a few things..