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up:: [[🌎 Home]]
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tags:: #map
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# Thinking MOC
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> It's time to give "thinking" the space it deserves. Let's cultivate this inherently rich endeavor.
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My first stop for thinking is to the [[Notebox]] where I do what's easy. That means bouncing from note to note, developing them in a special way to maintain [[Flow]]. I keep the [[Concepts MOC]] handy because I believe a handful of core concepts influence our entire worldview in disproportionately powerful ways. These notes help me make leaps of insights while connecting new ideas to existing concepts.
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I'm a big believing in the power of prompts. A couple good prompts is enough to kickstart my thinking. That's why I have so many notes on prompts such as "The NoMa Method", the "7 C's", and even the "11 C's". But for the LYT Kit, I'll just point you towards [[Refraction Thinking]] and [[Levels of Magnification]].
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If you want to solve a problem *and* gain clarity, a nice concept to brush up on is the [[OODA Loop]].
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Outside the scope of the LYT Kit are my joyful suite of mind exercises. I love jumping into the gauntlet of [[Thought Unpacking]] and [[Thought Enriching]]—both of which generate large quantities of [[Thought Collisions]]. The "unpacking" is best to prompt critical and analytical thinking. The "enriching" is best to exercise the lateral, creative, and metaphorical muscles of the mind.
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Want more mind training?
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- Go to [[Meditation Jaunts]] and [[Brief Meditation Sequences]] to slow down and reset.
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- Go to a few of your [[Mind Palaces]] to work your visualizing muscles.
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- Combine the mental with the physical for the world-champion [[Lucia Stance]]
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- A few grounding tactics are to brush up the [[FlowCreation MOC]] and [[Habits MOC]]s.
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Always remember, one of the best prompting tools out there is the thesaurus. So when you want to both jumpstart and enrich your thinking, grab a thesaurus and go on a [[Word Excursion]].
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## Definitions
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Let's define some overlapping conceptual categories:
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- **Concept**: A concept is a pattern, truth, or mechanism that has been given a name.
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- **Mental Models** are specific readily-available patterns or mechanisms that—*when applied to a current situation or thing*—allow for efficient, optimal action. Great for strategic agency and in-the-moment adaptability.
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- **Metaphors** are primarily for relating unlike things. Great for creative expression and a means unto itself.
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- [[Refraction Thinking]] is primarily for broadening perspective and deepening understanding. Great for reviewing, planning, empathizing, and meditating.
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## Three thinking styles
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1. Top-down thinking
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2. [[Bottom-up thinking]]
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3. Middle-out thinking
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It's a travesty to not have a rich inner world. How are you cultivating yours?
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> Wander leads to wonder. I wonder, what does wonder lead to?
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