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I find it fascinating that thoughts *generally* don't come upon us randomly; we're able to will the creation and direction of our thoughts. That's a wild concept, but cool.

And thoughts are spiritual in nature, because while they are absolutely real, they don't have size, weight, location, etc. So in once sense, we can't say they come from anywhere, because they don't exist in a particular place that a GPS could identify. But I'd say we can know they usually originate from or in "us."

I think the idea of thinking about thoughts is a good thought, and very thoughtful. At least that's my thought.

MichaelJ 2y ago

However, the most creative or insightful thoughts often come upon us out of the blue.

I once had a professor who told his students they'd need 8 hours to prep for his final. Some number of hours should be spent reading material, some number spent quizzing and memorizing, but crucially, he said, we all ought to spend an hour or two just going on a walk.

Taking your mind off the immediate task doesn't mean you stop thinking about it. All the ideas just disappear behind the curtain, only to remerge in new and unexpected costumes and scenes.

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