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I thought the point of the breaks was not to “think about it”.
by p1esk 8y ago
I thought the point of the breaks was not to “think about it”.
- nimonian 8y agoI assume he means that going for a walk provides alternating periods of unconscious processing and deliberate thinking in a similar cadence to that described in the study. I'm not always actively practicing when I'm out walking, there are times wh... Ooh, a squirrel!
- Iv 8y agoMy debugging breaks are not to think about it. The unconscious is surprisingly good at ordering things. The learning ones are to think about it though.
- pletnes 8y agoAlso getting time to reflect without bombardment of new information.
- arendtio 8y agoMy assumption is that there is a difference between actively pushing yourself to think about it by adding new stuff to your brain as opposed to simply digesting the already added. But it is pure speculation.
- jamesb93 8y agoIt's the difference between focused and diffused thinking. https://youtu.be/WTr12dK2Se0 https://youtu.be/WTr12dK2Se0
- temo4ka 8y ago"Not to think about it" on conscious level. The point is to let your subconscious process the information instead.