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Deep thinking isn’t something “inherently good”. If you’re not inclined to it, I think that’s fine. Most humans may not be. What I take away from reading profi
by pm90 6y ago
Deep thinking isn’t something “inherently good”. If you’re not inclined to it, I think that’s fine. Most humans may not be.
What I take away from reading profiles of the very intelligent is that for many of them the thing they’re known for also happens to be the thing they like doing and are inclined to it despite themselves. Some enjoy the pleasure that comes from deep thinking. Others enjoy understanding what others have thought up. It’s fine. There’s no competition.
- cinericius 6y agoIt's hard to ignore that there are very few prizes/awards/incentives for those who enjoy understanding what others have thought up in comparison (though I think it is it's own reward as you say, and that those who do deep thinking enjoy understanding the products of others' deep thinking and are better deep thinkers for it.)
- sephamorr 6y agoIf I understand your point correctly, I think what you're describing is "engineering". This deep thinking seems like 'science' to me, while putting together those pieces of theory into new and exciting practice (products) does seem like an award - I think many people on this site are financially well compensated for such engineering, prizes and awards notwithstanding.
- unishark 6y ago"Good" is a subjective quality but I'd say there is inherent value in deep thinking and one would generally be better off doing more of it if they aren't doing much.