How do I think?
To answer this question, I will first separate my thinking process between the time when my 5 senses are active and when they are inactive. The time when my 5 senses are active is when I see, hear, taste, smell, or feel something that started a thought process in my head. The time when my 5 senses are inactive refers to my quite time for my right before going to bed or when I am walking by myself without any distractions.
Active 5 Senses Mode:
After giving some thoughts on how I think, I figured it would be best to find a starting point of my though process. I realized most, if not all, of my thought process is a response to what I am experiencing at that moment through my 5 senses. For example, I saw a construction site that blocked my way and thought “What a bad time to do construction! Summer would obviously be a better time to do it because of lesser student and warmer weather.” Another side of my would come out and try to rationalize by saying something like “Well, something urgent must have come up to be doing a construction at this time, just take a little detour and get on with it.” This event started with me seeing an object which LED to a few thoughts.
Inactive 5 Senses Mode:
I find myself in this “inactive mode” when I spend peaceful time by myself with my own thoughts which usually happens to me right before I go to bed or when I am walking by myself without any distractions. During this “mode”, I rationalize recent events, review today’s experience, and figure out my next move. In normal days, I usually review myself before going to bed asking if I did everything that I plan to do today yet? Also, I plan out things that I need to do tomorrow. But sometimes, I just went right off to bed without even thinking.
Divergence or Convergence?
After I took some time thinking about the topic of divergence and convergence, I think I fall into both categories but only at different times. When I am thinking about something that originated by my 5 senses, I consider myself a divergent thinker as I think about different possibilities of certain event. However, after being divergence for a while, my logic comes in and converge those thoughts by rationalizing it, giving possible reasons of such events.
When I spend sometimes with myself, I first organize my thoughts by going over recent experience. After that, my divergence part came in and thinks about some other things that I could have done or is going to do.
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