Yes, abstract thinking is different than concrete thinking. Thinking about an engine part is concrete thinking. Manipulating that part in imaginary 3d space i

Yes, abstract thinking is different than concrete thinking. Thinking about an engine part is concrete thinking. Manipulating that part in imaginary 3d space in your mind is abstract thinking. 100% of programming is abstract thinking. Abstract and concrete thinking are done in different parts of the brain. Here's the first google result I found on the topic. I think this stuff is really interesting. https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychpedia/abstract-thinking https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychpedia/abstract-thinkin...