My "series" of replies can't be helpful at figuring out the "branch of science" related to thinking, but I they may be useful to help think about "thinking" ???
- What kind of thinker am I? Linear vs. Non-linear thinking <https://chuckslamp.com/index.php/2009/04/11/non-linearthinking/> - GREAT! QUOTABLE! The Writer's Problem! TN at Trinity U., Texas, ca 1989 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FqVqZXUFUQUFUQ&feature=emb_logo> (an interesting talk about the challenge of writing thoughts) On Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 2:41:34 PM UTC-3, Charlie Veniot wrote: > > Arg, I should have added: > Information science <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_science> > > Not just in the sense of "how do we record information/thoughts", but also > how do these ways of recording impact our way of thinking? > > For me, I see everything as connected directly of within only a few > degrees of separation. And new connections happen all of the time in an > organic/evolutionary way. That might explain why a wiki is my go-to > solution almost every time because a wiki has that ability to handle all of > the "intertwingularity" and to rapidly adapt (add new information, add new > structures, evolve information and structures ...) > > Many moons ago, I new an executive that did everything, no matter what, in > spreadsheets. > > Kind of a chicken and egg problem: is it the tool that impacts thinking, > or is thinking that impacts choice of tool. > > Oops, SQUIRREL ! > > > On Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 2:30:29 PM UTC-3 Charlie Veniot wrote: > >> If I may stand tall on si's shoulders ... >> >> I'm thinking, as you dig into cognitive science, that there are a ton of >> overlapping and (to me) wildly interesting topics that compliment each >> other. >> >> For example, (I like to think of these as all under and/or linked to si's >> great catch-all of cognitive science): >> >> - Cognitive psychology >> >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_psychology#:~:text=Cognitive%20psychology%20is%20the%20scientific,%2C%20creativity%2C%20and%20thinking%22.> >> - Problem solving >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_solving#Cognitive_sciences> >> - Cognitive load <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_load> >> - Information overload >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_overload> >> - Disabilities affecting intellectual abilities >> >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disabilities_affecting_intellectual_abilities> >> - Fight-or-flight response >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight-or-flight_response> >> - Instinct <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instinct> >> - Experience <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experience> >> - Causality <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causality> >> - Philosophy <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy> >> - Information Mapping >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_mapping> *(well, not the >> specific methodology, but rather in general approaches to >> organising thoughts)* >> - etc. etc. ad infinitum ad *(well, the opposite to me because of an >> insatiable appetite for this kind of stuff)* nauseam >> >> >> There are so many things that can impact how each individual's thinking >> processes. Stuff that makes the human species pretty interesting. >> >> Fun post, bimlas ! >> >> On Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 11:39:38 AM UTC-3 si wrote: >> >>> These encouraged me to think about the process of thinking itself. Is >>>> there a science of thoughts? Would that be the philosophy? >>>> >>> >>> I think this would fall under cognitive science >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_science>. I believe that we >>> refer to the process of 'thinking about thinking' as metacognition >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacognition>. >>> >>> I'm not well informed enough to give you any real info, but I am also >>> fascinated with understanding how we think. Partly because it's just >>> inherently interesting, but also because, as you say, it can help us to >>> build tools that interact with out mind in a way that makes us more >>> effective thinkers. >>> >>> I aspire to learn more about this topic in the future, but for now I >>> just rely on a very fractured and low-resolution understanding to help me >>> make some sense of how my mind works with regards to learning and >>> creativity. >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/d2c796c8-3441-42ea-a994-5120753e50d9o%40googlegroups.com.
