Thinking...

Enfield · 13 Dec 2006 at 18:37

I'm pretty much the same mate, till it comes to bed time when I'm trying to sleep all I can do is think!

gord · 13 Dec 2006 at 18:38

Thinking of nothing achieves nothing.. i think of stuff constantly.. it keeps me on my toes..

chinese.. Tissue.. ELEPHANT!!!

phew

Jokester · 13 Dec 2006 at 18:42

Really, most people are always conciously thinking of something?

I just took it for granted that it was natural to just "switch" off and chill without any thought processes going on.

Jokester

robmiller · 13 Dec 2006 at 18:43

I can't just not think of anything at all, how on earth do you do that :/

Jaap74 · 13 Dec 2006 at 18:44

as a famous philosopher didn't once say :

"I don't think, therefore I aren't"

touch · 13 Dec 2006 at 18:44

Callousness said:
why do gfs always ask you "what are you thinking?"

If you say something very technical that they wont understand, like "im comtemplating which linux distro would be best for the dedicated box im planning to set up for hosting pop3 accounts."
then they dont ask again

Amp34 · 13 Dec 2006 at 18:45

robmiller said:
I can't just not think of anything at all, how on earth do you do that :/

Its like when you try not to think, doesnt work as all you can think about is not thinking.

Angus-Higgins · 13 Dec 2006 at 18:45

When people meditate aren't they thinking of nothing?

I would find it very hard, there is always something to think of for me, but I understand what you mean.

Angus Higgins

Amp34 · 13 Dec 2006 at 18:46

touch said:
If you say something very technical that they wont understand, like "im comtemplating which linux distro would be best for the dedicated box im planning to set up for hosting pop3 accounts."
then they dont ask again

And dump you the next morning.

Hamster · 13 Dec 2006 at 19:09

Angus-Higgins said:
When people meditate aren't they thinking of nothing?

I would love to be able to think of nothing and simply meditate but can only manage it for a few seconds. Most meditation techniques involve focussing on something eg breathing which involves thought.
I think there is a difference between thinking of nothing, not being conscious about what you are thinking and not being able to express what you are thinking as it is too transient and random.

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manic_man · 13 Dec 2006 at 19:38

The ability to clear ones mind is a great ability indeed!

I can do it and people dont believe that I genuinely am just staring at a wall thinking of absolutely nothing whatsoever

I think it comes from being a single child from a very quiet household.

i can also entertain myself with a train of thought for a good half an hour. Whats the difference between thinking about something real and thinking about something your imagination has concocted? Nothing i say

(as long as you can differentiate between the two!)

monkeypants · 13 Dec 2006 at 20:03

I can think of nothing, in the sense that I don't remember what I was thinking when something happens to stop me thinking about "nothing".

To answer the girlfriend question: "Do ghosts change their clothes?"