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Donald W. LarsonDonald W. Larson

June 2, 2004June 2, 2004

What Is A Thought?What Is A Thought?

According to Descartes, the essential According to Descartes, the essential attribute of mind.attribute of mind.

The process of thinkingThe process of thinking According to Don, the cognitive According to Don, the cognitive

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Types of ThoughtTypes of Thought

EmotionalEmotional LogicalLogical ConcentrativeConcentrative PeriodicPeriodic FleetingFleeting And the…And the…

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Stalemate Of A ThoughtStalemate Of A Thought

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The cognitive process we call thinking can be characterized in three forms. One, where almost no consideration at all is made for anything except what the present emotion urges us to do. Those situations are best reserved for "true" emergency circumstances, when time is of the essence. The more common form is where a certain amount of time is spent on deliberations using more logic than emotion. In that form it is the goal to be "right" from the perspective of argument, should one arise. The remaining consideration of thought is more rare and unusual, hard to define in concise terms. Its appearance is marked by deep thinking for prolonged periods of time as every legitimate input is regarded and either kept for future reference or discarded outright as preliminary conclusions are reached. It is the ultimate conclusion that suffers delay in this form, near the end, yet an intense amount of hesitancy remains as the final few questions remain unsolved. It's as if a mind that is often the shining example of clarity is now surrounded in a fog of improbable outcomes as the answer lies just out of reach.

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