tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post1117174004225325295..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: Thinking too muchKim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-33903843427683300192010-09-15T00:56:23.455+01:002010-09-15T00:56:23.455+01:00Over-thinking or constantly analyzing seems to be ...Over-thinking or constantly analyzing seems to be a way to try to control the outcome, which we all like to fool ourselves into thinking we actually can. The transition to a quieter mind may bring with it some pleasures that will surprise you, if you can stop comparing who you are to who you were and giving the current you the short end of the stick. Does that make any sense, my friend? Or am I over-thinking? ;)Jayne Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053366144206401836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-40645240268606042162010-09-14T15:03:08.674+01:002010-09-14T15:03:08.674+01:00some of my synapses have gone a bit sedentary over...some of my synapses have gone a bit sedentary over time as well...and sometimes I wish more would, as it seems that the people who accuse us of "thinking too much" are happier and less angst-ridden than I am with their simple acceptance of life as it's handed to them......<br /><br />...but, at the end of the day, for better *AND* worse, every fiber of my being rejects the permission slip to "let go", to "not think too much"...<br /><br />I'm with John Adams on this one..."Let us dare to THINK, read, write, and speak!"<br /><br />There are plenty of people not "thinking too much" these days...perhaps we ought to keep towing the line, my friend.<br /><br />; )Hindsfeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373105564115036448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-46641690384390635242010-09-14T13:58:17.117+01:002010-09-14T13:58:17.117+01:00Litzi - that's very kind of you to say. Unfort...Litzi - that's very kind of you to say. Unfortuately there's the world of difference between the impression given by a blog post once or twice a week and the day to day living with it<br /><br />Pollinatrix - superb :)<br /><br />V - very good point!<br /><br />Mapstew - on the occasions when I've been drunk, I'm not sure I've been thinking enough - Certainly I talk excessively, but it's usually complete bollocksKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-14595924125889778012010-09-14T01:40:46.361+01:002010-09-14T01:40:46.361+01:00No Kim, quite the opposite in fact! 'Go loose&...No Kim, quite the opposite in fact! 'Go loose' means not thinking too much, let's just see what happens, kinda thing. I think WAY too much when I'm drunk! :¬)mapstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159592046833798019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-52929270463098255302010-09-13T22:16:52.704+01:002010-09-13T22:16:52.704+01:00Thinking too much will always be better tahn not t...Thinking too much will always be better tahn not thinking enough....some folk should try it!Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01785781682613066190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-42244680842881043022010-09-13T18:44:57.534+01:002010-09-13T18:44:57.534+01:00I'm reminded of a time in my very early twenti...I'm reminded of a time in my very early twenties when someone told me I take things too seriously. I went away and thought about that for some time, and then came back and said, "Why would you tell someone who takes things too seriously that they take things too seriously? What good can that possibly do when you know the person is just going to go off and take your comment too seriously?"Susan Carpenter Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566372904106529839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-51922018206159025042010-09-13T14:16:13.383+01:002010-09-13T14:16:13.383+01:00Hi Kim,
For someone who claims that my brain is on...Hi Kim,<br />For someone who claims that <i>my brain is only working at a fraction of its previous capacity</i> you’re doing a damn good job of utilizing what is functioning!litzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716809746521516595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-7052293372182684242010-09-13T13:41:05.538+01:002010-09-13T13:41:05.538+01:00Carole - your sacrifice for the sake of the world ...Carole - your sacrifice for the sake of the world may go unappreciated by 6 billion others, but we on this blog salute you!<br /><br />Mapstew - <i>I have learned not to think into things so much though and to let my mind 'go loose'</i> - is this just a euphemism for getting drunk?<br /><br />Debra - I'd never interrupt someone's viewing pleasure in the cinema. I might moan about it on the drive home, though...<br /><br />Roschelle - Most teenagers hate the idea that we can work out what they might be getting up to...<br /><br />Anez - whether it's good or bad is probably down to whether it enhances or interferes with your life. Or in the case of other people levelling the accusation, how much your thinking interferes with their lives :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-29180362165928428682010-09-13T07:22:07.139+01:002010-09-13T07:22:07.139+01:00I like thinking, I dont get the whole Idea of thin...I like thinking, I dont get the whole Idea of thinking too much .. Dont understand what people mean when they say that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135659091448282291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-46202927786951057082010-09-13T05:29:19.186+01:002010-09-13T05:29:19.186+01:00i think too much too much. it's pretty overrat...i think too much too much. it's pretty overrated if you ask me. even with all cylinders not firing i guess a teenager would think we adults are still far too analytical.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02577780679140276988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-20600731573463959842010-09-13T02:22:25.963+01:002010-09-13T02:22:25.963+01:00when a was a kid, I loved going to movies with my ...when a was a kid, I loved going to movies with my folks. What I hated was not being able to experience the magic without my dad trying to analyze it. It's a fine line between drinking in the experience and examining it.<br />(o)debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676300309029588465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-80676264249748648552010-09-13T01:01:10.260+01:002010-09-13T01:01:10.260+01:00And that's why I stopped watching most TV! Esp...And that's why I stopped watching most TV! Especially the dreaded soaps. I was ruining it for the family, predicting what was going to happen next, next week even!<br />I have learned not to think into things so much though and to let my mind 'go loose'. The youngest taught me how, she said "Dad, just let your mind go loose"!! :¬)mapstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159592046833798019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-70292423908896894082010-09-12T23:34:22.269+01:002010-09-12T23:34:22.269+01:00I'm pretty sure if I thought too much there wo...I'm pretty sure if I thought too much there would be a rift in the space time continuum that couldn't be bridged, so for the sake of the world I'm going to just sputter around with a thought or two a day.<br /><br />I can't imagine having your brain, but I am sorry about the energy CFS drains from it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828426520214270655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-57195828911258439342010-09-12T23:18:41.771+01:002010-09-12T23:18:41.771+01:00Aoife - there is much to be said for finding an in...Aoife - there is much to be said for finding an inner stillness. Emptying the mind is something that's been sought by mystics for time immemorial. And this is something I've been trying to do more often. But I miss it when my brain was supercharged.<br /><br />UjSen - it's the nature of siblings to disagree as much as possible :)<br /><br />Hope - I just like to watch things where I don't know what's going to happen next. Remember my "Clash of the Titans" review? ;)<br /><br />Pat - on one level I know he's right, but I can't actually help it...<br /><br />Fay - I'm afraid the words, <i>"Slowed me down enough to think clearly and at my old speed again"</i> don't really make any sense. And I looked up Adderal and the potential side effects were a bit worrisome. I don't think I ever suffered from mania. In fact I've bemoaned the fact before that I'm more like a manic-depressive without the manic, which makes me feel a bit cheated...<br /><br />Alan - The only reason I've been watching Chuck is my son had the first 2 seasons on Box Set and has been on at me for nearly a year to watch them with him. So in the interests of father-son bonding type things I agreed. <br /><br />So now about 2 or 3 times a week we watch another episode together. I think we only have about 8 episodes left of season 2.<br /><br />Then I'm going to put him through my Babylon 5 DVD box set...Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-76174961554793339032010-09-12T21:53:50.697+01:002010-09-12T21:53:50.697+01:00My initial reaction to the title of the post was, ...My initial reaction to the title of the post was, 'well yes, I sometimes think myself into inaction'. As usual a pithy post. It's the reported conversation I enjoy . . . and as usual I followed the link without then wandering off into the ether of the WWW . . .<br /><br />"Plot:When a twenty-something computer geek inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his brain .... " <i>Big hint to suspend disbelief . . . which is what most watchers of TV do.</i><br /><br />Aran O' Grady from Ireland "Chuck is like Marmite.....you either love it or hate it. I LOVE IT!"<br /><br />nunyerbiz from Detroit, Michigan "Chuck might have some potential underneath the muddled scripts"<br /><br />I wasn't going to read <b>all</b> 190+ reviews. I've never seen the show. S'funny how it's the lame scripts and shows that make one not so much think but howl in derision. Is that a bit OTT?. I'm sure someone, [Jasper Carrot?], has compared the differences between what Americans think is humourous, or in their case humorous, and the cerebral amusement Brits find funny.Alan Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16434923502647217184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-30826074112225270292010-09-12T15:40:27.920+01:002010-09-12T15:40:27.920+01:00I understand this. With MS and fibromyalgia, fati...I understand this. With MS and fibromyalgia, fatigue and brain fog are my biggest enemies. Really bigger than pain or loss of coordination. <br />I've also been told all my life that I think too much. I'd think it was mania, but I've always enjoyed sleep too much for that. <br />Two ideas (free of charge and possibly worth every penny) You may be thinking at a normal (closer to most people) rate now. Sucks, doesn't it and 2)adderal. It has really made a difference for me. Slowed me down enough to think clearly and at my old speed again. And if that makes sense, it probably applies.<br />PeaceFay Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17123764854210271111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-56044833555159247402010-09-12T15:16:57.861+01:002010-09-12T15:16:57.861+01:00I stop thinking when my head hurts.
Rogan has a po...I stop thinking when my head hurts.<br />Rogan has a point - sometimes it's good to just lie back and enjoy.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-33273957284786018682010-09-12T14:39:51.662+01:002010-09-12T14:39:51.662+01:00Maybe it's as much a Guy/Dad thing as physical...Maybe it's as much a Guy/Dad thing as physical.<br /><br />My husband does the same thing, often pointing at the screen and huffing, "That is utterly ridiculous! That would never happen"...and then launch into why.<br /><br />I just smile and say, "It's just a T.V. SHOW. Entertainment, not reality, remember?"<br /><br />You two could have a blast watching "Chuck" together while Rogan and I just laughed. :)hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-14027092946834608842010-09-12T14:07:10.072+01:002010-09-12T14:07:10.072+01:00I've had my younger brother tell me that. It&#...I've had my younger brother tell me that. It's why we don't watch the same thing in the same room now.!UjjwalRaajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08701431415717010561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-80471444586075106802010-09-12T13:23:02.234+01:002010-09-12T13:23:02.234+01:00I get both sides of the argument. My dad thinks to...I get both sides of the argument. My dad thinks too much too, so I can't watch anything with him or he'd be commenting on probability, likelihood, and yes, the ending.<br />But I get accused of over thinking too. I think it's silly that over thinking is often looked down upon. I would like to have the capability to think <i>more</i>, not less.<br />Then again, when it comes to mindless entertainment, being able to turn off reason and disbelief is pretty useful.Aoife.Troxelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08557613486797904602noreply@blogger.com