Thinking is a momentary dismissal of irrelevancies.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Thinking involves briefly ignoring irrelevant details to focus on what matters.
- In plain terms
- Thinking means ignoring things that don't matter.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on essentials by dismissing distractions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are you ignoring?
- Is this relevant?
Another view
Sometimes context matters more than focus.
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