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Rumination, is it a bad thing?

TheCatWoman

I often get the impression that the sort of thinking ND people do is frowned on by the NT world, they call it ruminating, which it is, but I dont' see it as a bad thing, quite the opposite I think it's a good thing that I enjoy. I enjoy having a good think about things, to be able to explore the different aspects of something, it dosen't have to be all deep and meaningful, but deep and meaningless.

I wonder if rumination isn't somethng we need to reclaim as a positive for ourselves rather than take it on as yet another negative thing we do but "normal people" don't.?

Are NT's afraid of thought, what do they fear will happen?

Are there other words, phrases and things you think should be reclaimed as positives?

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  • Rumination is not really thinking about a special interest or exploring something. It's looping on a negative subject, such as if in a meeting you say the wrong thing, then replay it for an hour a day for 2 months, then decide you can't do meetings.

    Just thinking about whether leaf shapes serve an evolutionary purpose is not rumination.

    So, given rumination is generally negative and about undermining your own confidence, it is hard to see it as good.

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  • Rumination is not really thinking about a special interest or exploring something. It's looping on a negative subject, such as if in a meeting you say the wrong thing, then replay it for an hour a day for 2 months, then decide you can't do meetings.

    Just thinking about whether leaf shapes serve an evolutionary purpose is not rumination.

    So, given rumination is generally negative and about undermining your own confidence, it is hard to see it as good.

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