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> You know how it goes: one moment you're reading or driving, the next you're off in a daze, thinking about what you should have for lunch, or running through t
by dbpokorny 11y ago
> You know how it goes: one moment you're reading or driving, the next you're off in a daze, thinking about what you should have for lunch, or running through to-do lists in your head.
There must be a word for this moment, when the primary focus of attention shifts from the near physical environment to thoughts that are "mentally near". I certainly know the subjective experience of what is being described, but I lack the words to express it. It superficially resembles a context switch.
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- ThrustVectoring 11y agoI made a gigantic leap in interpersonal skill and ability to make eye contact when I started noticing that kind of mental motion, and started using it as a cue to look at the person I'm talking to.
- jskulski 11y agoIt's referred to as the monkey-mind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_monkey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_monkey Zen is where I encountered it.