Thinking out of the box.  Does it always help?
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Within the folds of the universe lie numberless secrets and I think the only way to get to these secrets is to learn to see the world differently by applying out-of-the-box thinking. Incredible discoveries have been made thanks to such thinking. Some examples include laws of gravity, the earth being round, that it moves around the sun, evolution of species, the drift of continents and the concept of zero. \n\nIf we want to experience our milieu in a fresh way, out of the box thinking would be necessary. But in-the-box thinking is the way of experiencing our milieu as a community that is by embracing the beliefs, values, assumptions and prejudices of the people we share our lives with. I think human beings need to apply both types of thinking and strike a balance between them.\n\nThinking out-of-the-box usually requires accepting a degree of discomfort. Recall the young prince who left 'the box' of a happy household and birthright to a kingdom in order to find answers to some meaningful questions. As a result, he founded a great religion that has enriched millions. More recently, another man used his out-of-the-box brand of thinking to begin dismantling the largest empire the world has known without so much as poking a finger into anyone’s side.\n\nCertainly, out-of-the-box thinking may be applied in the business world to great advantage, too.  The paper clip, Velcro, hotmail.com and You Tube are just some of the countless examples. In fact, when Christopher Columbus set sail to find a westward route to India it was essentially an out-of-the-box business enterprise.\n\nOut-of-the-box thinking does not guarantee success. In fact, the rate of failure is very high but for such thinkers the rush of pursuing an original idea is often reward enough.\n\nAnd such thinking can also be useful to ward off the harm of a potentially traumatic experience as in this advice by a much respected ancient sage: When rape is inevitable, lie back and enjoy it.
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Pause for a moment, try one of the following to give yourself some time to think.\n\n"That's an interesting question"  \n"I've never thought about that, let me think...."\n"Give me a moment to think about that"\n"I don't have much experience with that, what do YOU think?"\n\nThen use basic, simple words.
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When do i think what?
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Like your mind or something..\nLike when you think? Make sense?\n\nWhen you do things without thinking you're stupid.\nBut you use that little friend (your mind) to help you. :)
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Most of the time, yes. It's when I second-guess myself that I later think, "Dammit, I should have trusted my first instinct!"
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There have been numerous times that I have prayed when I had exhausted all my ideas and had no clue what else to do.  It always helped.  I pray with both big and little problems for the strength and wisdom to deal with them. I am sometimes amazed and surprised at some of the ways that things work out.
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life is how you think. i brainwash myself into not believing  what people told me in the past. I choose to believe want I want to believe. Your thought energy will actually bring what you want to you. Tell yourself how excited you are to change your life for the better. Over and over daily. Wirte it down. Read it. Put it on tape. It will happen. I have already done this for my finances, letting go of my parents religion, self confidence, and even becoming mentally stable after 16 years of medication. It works! You don't have to believe it, just tell yourself. the subconcious is POWERFUL
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Ichi THAT is BRILLIANT......I know that in the tangential thinking that often bests me 'thinkos are the weakest links, perhaps the 'savants' of my mind and truly the innocents. Perhaps they are what saves my butt altogether.\nAbsolutely Brill!!!! I am going to ask if I may have permission to use this in my writing for in my speaking & writing i have for the first time just spoken it aloud...thank for the new concept on somethng I have been doing, another thing to obssess on, fair play to you mate, brain food doesnt often ome through the screen like this. and it just did.\nNow does this include the frontal and temporal lobes? Will Kirlean Photograhy show this in action? Or is it a different part of the brain where the lost socks of our lives go to?\nTHIS is a cool quesion. I now possess a new word..and it is awesome..."THINKOS"..now THAT is HOT!!!
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Not me... very rarely, every once in a great while a question comes through that can get me thinking which is always a good thing.  Best way to find the end of the spiritual path I am walking is to keep my eyes open and keep thinking.  Mostly though, the questions that come through give me something to chuckle about.   Namaste ~ T
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Oh yes, so often that I've lost the count of it. I don't feel like writing examples of what I expected and how it turned out, but to give you a rough picture, I've nicknamed my husband "yoyo". He changes his mind so often when it's time for big decisions that I go through excitement and disappointment stages back and forth several times on every decision. What I've learned from it is to not get my hopes up, don't expect too much, just wait and see how things turn out and I'll believe it when I see it.
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You need to decide whether or not thinking about it will cause a positive outcome.  If it will not, you need to consciously decide that thinking about the topic is distracting, disruptive and unnecessary.  Thinking about the topic in most cases will not change the situation, therefore the decision must be made to dwell on positive things.  In the end, all things go away and get better.  Don't worry.  You're fine.   We all do it at one time or another.
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Maybe you should try meditation, the type of meditation that opens your mind to new thought.
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yes. its frustrating. then i try to retrack what i did, what just happened...just to get back to the same thought.
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Yes well that's quite an interesting question for fact that I have often grilled myself on such thoughts! I think the most obvious thing to do in such a situation would be to make a list of all your passions and probabaly continue by prioritising those passions. Then take each starting from the top and go about developing a means to include that activity in your daily life. It's probably just about making each day full of energetic activity, taking part in social functions, etc,etc and might I add-Reading a lot is important as is thinking out of the box! I believe slowly life will start taking a particular form directing you to do exactly wat u want to do-Use your mind to create good things on Earth!
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Of course! What you 'think' inside of your own head is your own business-- 'doing' something about it, 'acting' on your desires, requires a lot more forethought.
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20 % of our thinking are right and rest is wrong.\n\nIf you think something, ask openly to your friend that what you are thinking is the same as he is thinking.\n\nWith friends you have to be always open. If friend is not open and make fun of your open idea, then he is not your true friends. \nFriends always help and comfort you. \nThey will be there when you are right and will stop you for doing wrong. \nThese kind of friends are the true friends.\nWhen we care too much about a friend, we start thinking that, what i am going to do or will say, will it harm my friend. So thats way one have to always be open to his friends and if friend is thinking wrong about you or your idea or your speech, correct your friends thinking.\nFriends will always remain there for you. \nSo enjoy open, healthy, funny and good friendship.
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I think praying on it helps.\n\nmy father taught me this a young child: \n\nTelling the truth is not always telling everything that is in your head.\n\nTry this when you feel like telling the truth it may help. Also, I find if I might be talking too much I think would I want to write this down and if I say no to myself then I do not tell the story or whatever if I say yes then I tell it.\n\nGood Luck and I would be your friend.