thinking about THINKING..
I feel so sleeepy.. yet i can’t sleep.. dunno what kind of stimulants has been induced in my brain that it just won’t stop thinking.. thinking about work, life, interest, people, assignments.. etc.. so, ” What is THINKING? “, one interesting question popped up by a friend few days ago.. and at that moment, without much thinking, i said “it’s a mental process. for example : if the heart beats, then the mind thinks”, then he said something about brain getting and firing signals…and so we began to think about THINKING and define it in our own perspectives to a various meanings ; an effort to put one’s mind upon something – either to reflect or to make decisions or solutions, things that comes to mind indeliberately or unconsciously, for example, memories.. etc.. however unfortunately, we didn’t discuss it much at that time coz if we were to drag the subject, surely it’ll take the whole life talking about it… hehe..
anyway, having read books on thinking especially by Edaward De Bono, Malcolm Gladwell, James Surowiecki, Sigmand Freud, Paul Arden (just recently), i believe that it is important for us to enhance and improve the skill of this training procesess i.e. by looking at many possibilities and not settling for only few ideas (Creative Thinking), by evaluating ideas and identify the most reasonable ones (Critical Thinking), by involving the willingness to search for better concepts either thru exploration, insight and switching (Lateral Thinking). I’ve always believe in diversity. Anyway.. wanna know what i always do? Play Sudoku, do crossword puzzles, reading books of a higher / above my level… and of coz, one of my theraphy – runaway / travelling to let the brain rest for a while………. hikhik.
Well, that’s it for now. i am beginning to feel sleepy now. but let me end this with an aayat from the holy Quran “Are the ones who are blind in respect of the mind equal to those who are endowed with mental perception and understanding? Will you not then THINK & reflect?” [6:50]
So what is thinking? well, YOU think.. ;>
WaLlahua’alam.
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