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Thinking allows us to make sense of, interpret, represent or model the world we experience, and to make predictions about that world. It is therefore key to manifesting action from the needs, objectives, and desires that come from planning and strategizing. I think therefore I am?

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​Break Free From the Box: Words of Thought
Break Free From the Box: Modes of Thought​
Pondering Pisteology in a Study of Faith
The Words of God
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​Mindful Aesthetic ​- Mindfulness Words
Powering the Engines of Imagination​

DEFINING THOUGHT


​Ask questions, examine data, process information, figure it all out and then make a plan and execute it with action… thought is the cognitive processes involved in such mental activities as reasoning, remembering, imagining, problem solving, and making judgments.

Thought encompasses a flow of abstract and linear ideas and associations that can lead to a reality-oriented action or conclusion. Although thinking is an activity of an existential value for humans, there is still no consensus as to how it is adequately defined or understood.
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​Thinking allows us to make sense of the world. We can analyze, interpret, or model our experiences and we can make choices and decisions and even predictions with it. It is imperative to develop a solid system of thoughts with knowledge and experience to meet our needs, objectives, and goals in all areas of our lives.​The word ‘thought’ comes from the Old English ‘þoht’ or ‘geþoht’ from the stem of ‘þencan’ meaning “to conceive of in the mind or consider".
The word "thought" may mean:
  • a single idea
  • the result of mental activity
  • the act or system of thinking
  • the capacity to think, reason, visualize or imagine
  • the consideration of or the reflection on an idea
  • a recollection or contemplation
  • a single or set of beliefs, values or morals
  • a good but imperfect intention
  • an anticipation or expectation
  • a consideration to, attention of, care for, or regards to something
  • a judgment, opinion, or belief
  • a philosophy
  • the state of being conscious of something
  • a logical or rational answer to a question

Or, a creative or innovative idea for art, music, writing, engineering, technology, craftsmanship, or any marketable product or service or other value based work. Because thought is the basis of numerous human actions and interactions, understanding it’s functional origins and effects has been a goal of many academic disciplines including philosophy, linguistics, psychology, neuroscience, intelligence, technology, biology, sociology and cognitive science.

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​It’s Thought That Counts - Glossary of Thought
Mind Over Matter - Glossary of the Mind

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The Logophile Lexicon - Literary Vocabulary
Defining the Brain - Cognitive Vocabulary
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​​Defining New Ideas
​Dictionary of Creativity, Innovation and Design
​Defining New Ideas is vocabulary centered on divergent thought. That is your right brain, the creative one who dreams and creates, innovates, designs and produces your ideas. ​The website contains the terms of the dictionary for a quick reference, but download the complete book for 171 pages of creativity driven content that tells the story of divergent, creative, innovative and design thinking and how it all comes together to form your creative flow.
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​Mindfulness for the Soul
​Learn meditation and the beauty of mindfulness in this beginner’s guide. Mindfulness is living in the present moment and centering your focus on the breath. From there you explore your mind and learn to let go of the burdens from yesterday and the anxieties of tomorrow.
All that matters is right now.
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​Riding the Crazy Train
​Understanding Thoughts, Feelings and Emotions
The only time we think about our feelings and emotions are when we are actively engaging with them. Like when you explode in anger, break down in tears, burst with joy, or die from embarrassment. And we don’t analyze these feelings for what they are. We don’t try to find meaning. When we feel bad, we judge and criticize ourselves, our actions, thoughts or behaviors. When we feel good, we can easily second guess ourselves, think we are undeserving or expect something to ruin it. When we feel indifferent, we can feel confused. We think, is there something wrong with me that I don’t care? And finally, when we lose control we can feel like we are riding the crazy train. But you know what? Everybody rides that train with you. Why?
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