We think a lot. It's what we do, all the time. I don't think people ever think nothing. But how much do we think about thinking? How often do we think about the way we
individually think?
Metacognition - Wikipedia
I mean we're all a little different. None of our brains are hard wired exactly the same with the exact same levels of chemicals. We all have had different experiences growing up that lead us to rewire parts of our brains at different stages of development.
I believe one key to my success to date is that I give a lot of thought to the way I think. I build or customize whole systems around the way I do things because very rarely do the pre-packaged ways work for me.
One classic example is my
Moleskine. I've had some sort of planner since I was in Jr High. They never fit right for me. Over the last 5 years I've developed my own system for how to use a Moleskine as my "brain". (I'll post details someday.)
Another exercise I do is I try and track my random thoughts. Every let your brain wander (like I can stop mine) and several minutes later wonder, "Why am I thinking about THAT?" Try and retrace your steps. See if you can figure out what series of thoughts lead to such a seemingly random thought. You'll often be surprised that it wasn't so random after all.
