Hyperlinked thoughts

There is a difference between overthinking and hyperlinked thoughts, and I have to admit I practice both much more than I would like to. It is quite hard to stop thinking, about everything and anything. Have you ever tried? We are always thinking about something whether consciously or unconsciously. Even apart from neuroscience facts, human brain is an awesome organ.

A lot of people are amused by computer intelligence and its features. Some people are puzzled over the way human brain tricks us all, myself included. I appreciate computer science and love technology, definitely; but human brain is amusing. By the way, few things would be possible without human intelligence while so many other things are feasible exactly because we are all able to think, and imagine, and create, and develop, and improve, and so on.

Hyperlinked thoughts have been quite a rule lately, somehow. I wonder why. Overthinking happens from time to time depending on my mood or on the problems I have to face. The only similarity I can notice between hyperlinked thoughts and overthinking is that my brain is overloaded and I know it for sure. The first one is useful whilst the latter is useless.

When I see something ordinary or rare, it does not matter, I instantly start thinking about a connection that allows me to link to another thought, that for instance leads me to another one and repeatedly access something deep inside my memories leading to something else. Great ideas come from this process, which is pleasant, surprising and motivational. That is why I consider my hyperlinked thoughts positive. I must say I enjoy it.

On the other hand, whenever I am overthinking, I find myself stranded. It is not useful at all, on the contrary, it is unpleasant, annoying and counter-productive. I feel like wasting my time and nothing good comes out from this process.

The key element is undoubtedly the thinking process that is occurring inside the brain. Its activity is always in mode on. Even while sleeping and dreaming. It is not rare to fall asleep with a challenge and wake up with a creative solution.

The intriguing is that the process of thinking itself enables me to reach these conclusions. But how can I control when I am in a hyperlinked thoughts moment or going through an overthinking process? Is it possible to choose one over another? I wish I could manage it much better. Is it plausible to focus only on what I want? Not always!? Brain activity level self-control, thoughts self-control; I have been trying my best for so long and still feel like scratching on the surface. I am quite sure that this work is for ever and forever. How about you?

by Ale Madia