How did you decide to think about what you were just thinking about?

It%26#039;s unconscious. How would I consciously know?
How did you decide to think about what you were just thinking about?
Lets think about it...
How did you decide to think about what you were just thinking about?
Intentional thought is very rare. When I have prepared to lead groups I review the material and think about the implications. I try and anticipate the questions and allow myself time to come up with my own. In general our thoughts go to what we encounter as we go through our day, and the associations our brain makes with that stimulus. Mostly we allow other sources to direct what we think about.


Thanks for the good reminder to spend more time in intentional thought.
Reply:Boredom. Thats usually the reason I answer these questions.
Reply:I decided to navigate to circumstance and then attuned my awareness to the details of that circumstance.


I arrived at this questions and after reading it offer this information as a description.


I am lucid and seemingly by merit of my own will am able to direct my mind to thoughts of my choosing at any given time.


Though admittedly there are limits, it seems however that the system itself (through humanity) is beyond my estimation in potential.
Reply:u crazy!(no offence intended pl) not everything can be decided, some things happen spontaneously
Reply:Interesting question. Most of the time we don%26#039;t decide. I do practice a technique I call directed thought. I decide there is a certain thing I will think about or ponder thru the day. I will slip away, the mind is very undisciplined, but when I do I just go back to what I have chosen to think about. I am getting better at staying focus with this technique. It is also a good technique for when someone is worried %26amp; can%26#039;t stop thinking of something. Don%26#039;t tell them to not think of the subject they are worried about, it won%26#039;t work, in fact they will think of it more. Tell them to decide to think about a deliberate subject, each time they find themselves slipping back to the subject of their worry they need only say no, I have decided to think about so %26amp; so today. It does take some persistent effort, but it works %26amp; gets easier with practice. Great question!


Blessings!
Reply:Necessity to consider the situation without denial.