Thread: Tell me how your mind works

Either generally or in specific instances, I'm fascinated by the operation of mind.

Maybe you could kick this thread off and by telling us how your mind works?

For instance, I was watching someone philosophize on youtube last night and became aware of how my receptivity to the speaker was shifting and modulating. Partly it was rational assessment of the content, partly intuitive probing for the speaker's true position and intent, but also a more subtle base activity underlying those, in which my ego was using the video as a support for its existence, as a boundary against which to press itself in order to take shape.

Other things I'd read and heard recently had me on the lookout for ego-making, and here I caught it in action.

It brings to mind a mindfullness practice I think I picked up from Pema Chodron; when encountering forms--people, places, things, ideas--that elicit a strong response, remind yourself, "This is an ornament of the mind, a support of the mind." It's kind of a reality check for, well, reality =D

Almost solely through in-housed three dimensional bllitting and visualisations.

As I have said before, I walk around and see things through an automatic HUD.

So--

- Analytical
- Visual

I'm mostly visual, and can think of abstract things visually.

Did you know that in north american culture, most people fit into three categories of thinking? Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic (touch and feel). Which is their primary "thinking sense" is often reflected in how they talk. "I see your point" vs. "I hear what you're saying" vs. "I feel good about this." If you match their speaking patterns to use visual words for visual people, etc. then you will find you get along a lot better with them, like you're on the same wavelength.

Another useful tip to go with this: Ask someone a mentally-stimulating question and check for which way their eyes go when they think about the answer. Make this a habit in your life, and you will find you become a much more likable person. How to read the eye movements, you ask? Bam!

Originally Posted by Replicon

Another useful tip to go with this: Ask someone a mentally-stimulating question and check for which way their eyes go when they think about the answer. Make this a habit in your life, and you will find you become a much more likable person. How to read the eye movements, you ask? Bam!

Heh, that's cool. I have good eyes/telescopes, so sometimes I can tell people's reactions from changes in pupil size.

I always have some song stuck in my head, normally just the same part plays over and over in my head. I also try to find patterns in EVERYTHING that I see.

Originally Posted by Taosaur

Noooooooooo not the dancer! Trust me, we've all seen it.

Why not? She has a great rack even for a CGI chick...

"How the mind works" by: Steven Pinker. Pretty good read.

Analytical and inquisitive. i must find out how everything works, and it is easiest to do so in a scientific way. If I havenbo idea how to start figuring out something particular, I wioll ask someone who does know until they either tell me or throw me off a bridge with my feet encased in concrete. I analyze things that don;lt actualy have a basis in reality in their most popular definitions, such as love, and try to make qualitative things quantifiable.

It's like a commentary that follows me around. Usually it sounds like Matthew Perry.

Whenever I trip up there's canned laughter and whenever I see someone famous there's an impressed gasp.

Purpose-seeking/feeling

Target: Tree
Purpose: Life sustenance.
Conclusion: Benign. Beautiful.

Target: Gas Station.
Purpose: Perpetuation of petrol-powered transportation.
Conclusion: Unsustainable. Makes air look grey and smell terrible.
Objective: TERMINATE

Target: Music (particular song I'm listening to)
Purpose: Entertainment. Therapeutic. Other.
Conclusion: Beautiful.
Objective: Add to favorites (har har)

Numbers also have colors for me. I was taking a course on psychology at one point, and the instructor had mentioned that some people can associate colors or sounds to certain things they see. I was a little surprised to see the bewildered expressions on the faces of the other students, since I was always under the assumption that it was much more common.

1= black
2= midnight blue
3= orange
4= yellow
5= black
6= saturated blue
7= rust orange
8= bright red
9= lime green
10= black
11= grey

etc etc.

I'll bet there are plenty more people here that can understand the number/color scheme from personal experience.

Originally Posted by JET73L

i must find out how everything works

Yeah, that too. I use screwdrivers a lot!