- Nov 12, 2008
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I have always wondered this ever since I was a child.
Have you ever wondered how others think, and what they actually do think? I find it interesting that we can try and explain how we think, but most details that can't be explained, or be understood unless they are actually experienced, and that is impossible. Someone could say they think fast, but you don't really know that. You wouldn't know unless you were able to jump into their mind, and experience what they were thinking to understand the speed at which thoughts are created. You could perceive it as snail paced and boring, or rapid and overwhelming, depending on your perspective.
I am constantly thinking about something, and I wonder if everyone does as well. There are some people who claim that they don't think much, but I wonder if they are just unaware of their thoughts. That in itself would facinating (to any INFJ it would be, as almost all of us are heavy thinkers); to experience thinking, without even realizing it.
It would be like visiting an alien world on many different levels. Not only would you experience something new, but you would be actually experiencing something new in a way that you never have before. I think it would also give you a much deeper understanding and appreciation of the person who's mind you experienced.
The closest I have ever come to experiencing this is with my mom. Over the years, just through talking, and sharing our feelings (my mom an I are extremely close, and she is an INFJ), we have come to realise that we think about things nearly the exact same way. When we came to this conclusion, it was almost surreal, similar to a "coming home" feeling. To realise that someone thinks exactly like you do. If the fact that just realising that someone thinks the same as you, imagine what it would be like to actually experience it, and with someone who thinks completly differently.
From a scientific standpoint. Everything about us is set by genetic traits. This leads me to believe that there are genes that design how one thinks and processes information. It would be very cool to see what these traits are, and quantize the prevelence of these thinking traits. Maybe even see if there are thought disorders of some kind, something that wouldn't really be discovered unless we had a way to jump into someone elses mind, and experience it for ourselves.
What do you think about this? Would you want to experience this?
Have you ever wondered how others think, and what they actually do think? I find it interesting that we can try and explain how we think, but most details that can't be explained, or be understood unless they are actually experienced, and that is impossible. Someone could say they think fast, but you don't really know that. You wouldn't know unless you were able to jump into their mind, and experience what they were thinking to understand the speed at which thoughts are created. You could perceive it as snail paced and boring, or rapid and overwhelming, depending on your perspective.
I am constantly thinking about something, and I wonder if everyone does as well. There are some people who claim that they don't think much, but I wonder if they are just unaware of their thoughts. That in itself would facinating (to any INFJ it would be, as almost all of us are heavy thinkers); to experience thinking, without even realizing it.
It would be like visiting an alien world on many different levels. Not only would you experience something new, but you would be actually experiencing something new in a way that you never have before. I think it would also give you a much deeper understanding and appreciation of the person who's mind you experienced.
The closest I have ever come to experiencing this is with my mom. Over the years, just through talking, and sharing our feelings (my mom an I are extremely close, and she is an INFJ), we have come to realise that we think about things nearly the exact same way. When we came to this conclusion, it was almost surreal, similar to a "coming home" feeling. To realise that someone thinks exactly like you do. If the fact that just realising that someone thinks the same as you, imagine what it would be like to actually experience it, and with someone who thinks completly differently.
From a scientific standpoint. Everything about us is set by genetic traits. This leads me to believe that there are genes that design how one thinks and processes information. It would be very cool to see what these traits are, and quantize the prevelence of these thinking traits. Maybe even see if there are thought disorders of some kind, something that wouldn't really be discovered unless we had a way to jump into someone elses mind, and experience it for ourselves.
What do you think about this? Would you want to experience this?