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Originally Posted by Foggy  I want to know how people here organize there thoughts. Disorganized thinking leads to disorganization in other areas of your life. |
Ummmm, I'd say disorganized thinking is a signpost that shows you the disorganization... it doesn't
lead to being disorganized. The 'disorganized' is already there, the thoughts show it to you mentally.
(side note: if you think being disorganized is 'wrong', you've got something else to work on too
)
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Originally Posted by Foggy Do you always think directly about what you're doing? |
If my mind wants to put something forth, I steer it to here and now. Yes, I think 'I'm doing the dishes', while I'm doing the dishes instead of... 'I haven't heard from my girlfriend in a while, wonder what's up with that?'.
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Originally Posted by Foggy How do you make sure you don't get lost in your thoughts? |
Practice. I used to set the countdown timer on my watch to go off every minute to remind me to check on my thoughts and be in the moment. After doing that for a while the mental check happens automatically now. If I go off on a tangent, it is usually a few moments before I reset back to here and now.
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Originally Posted by Foggy When you are thinking about something, how do you organize your thoughts so that they lead you to a conclusion instead of in circles? |
I don't believe my thoughts. Not one bit unless I'm using them to tell me if I'm walking into KMart vs. Walmart.
I'm a fan of Byron Katie's 'The Work' and use it to keep myself clear when my thinking gets foggy.