Thinking about thinking requires the most concise kind of mindset. Not only does one have to blind oneself to distractions, but one also must see past fantasies, and concentrate instead on the single-minded edge that will accomplish the goal. This kind of approach rules out all self-awareness and instead employs the problem itself as the whip, and the carrot.
There are goals to be reached. How and where these goals can even be accessed is a changing kaleidoscope of generated and regenerated possibilities. Being ready to pivot -- and try a new path -- goes well beyond "two roads diverging in a yellow wood." It actually defines the "yellow wood" itself, as well as the direction of the roads, and the speed on which they are traveled. There is no way to say this crisply and distinctly.
Embarking on an adventure -- into unknown areas, with only the simple means at our disposal: the mind, the energy, the time -- is daunting but thrilling. From my youth I desired my epitaph to be -- "he used himself up'' --doing everything he could -- to become better, and to do better.
Continue to resist, as well.
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