Why is it impossible to stop thinking?
Why is it impossible to stop thinking?
Constant thinking is what propelled us from being a favorite food on the savanna—and a species that nearly went extinct—to becoming the most accomplished life-form on this planet. Even in the modern world, our mind always churns to find hazards and opportunities in the data we derive from our surroundings, somewhat like a search engine server.
It seems like the more you try to stop thinking the harder it becomes. Have you ever had a situation where you have tried to “clear your mind,” and make the thinking stop? Depending on your level of consciousness your brain is performing at a certain processing speed.
Our brain goes one step further, however, by also thinking proactively, a brain training task that takes even more mental processing. For these reasons, we benefit from having a brain that works around the clock, even if it means dealing with intrusive thoughts from time to time.
