How to get into Second Life without really trying
Selby Evans is Thinkerer Melville in Second Life
Zen thinking depends on the quiet parts of your brain. It works outside of consciousness. You see the result when an idea or a memory pops into your head. It will work better if you prime your brain by draft thinking.
Other names you can call it: Incubation, listening to the quiet parts of your brain, putting it on the back burner.
Names other people may call it. Goofing off, procrastinating, indecision, hesitation.
What’s it for?
Get the quiet parts of your brain to work on the problem.
Get new ideas.
Get viewpoints from the quiet parts of your brain.
Be sure you are getting your whole head behind your plan.
Be sure your whole head has bought into the goal.
How do you do it?
Spend some time in draft thinking. Then decide to hold off the decision.
Set the problem aside and see what it looks like in a day or so.
Sleep on the matter.
Or do something completely different. Exercise. Play a game.
Expect that new ideas will bubble up from the quiet parts of your mind.
Expect to think of things you want to investigate.
Trust the force, Luke.
Main characters: Never mind. Your brain will handle this.
Resources:
Incubation
Strengths for Zen thinking
Ambiguity, Can Tolerate
Creative
Humor, Sense of
Optimistic
Pratfall plans.
Don’t expect anything to happen without draft thinking first.
Don’t expect anything to happen if you have already decided what to do.
Write your ideas. Don’t overload you brain.
Next step: Usually draft thinking. That will get your thinking organized on paper.
Unthinking