But why does my mind have such a strong need not to forget things, including things I consciously flag as “boring”, that it would block off entire lines of good thoughts until I listen to it?
Huh, maybe it somehow knows that saying the bad thought will unlock good trains-of-thoughts, and that’s why it pushes so hard for it…
But why does my mind have such a strong need not to forget things, including things I consciously flag as “boring”, that it would block off entire lines of good thoughts until I listen to it?
Huh, maybe it somehow knows that saying the bad thought will unlock good trains-of-thoughts, and that’s why it pushes so hard for it…
The mind’s a hack. So maybe it’s just harnessing the same mechanism you use to suppress socially undesirable thoughts?
Rather than saying “forget about it,” it’s saying “ABSOLUTELY DO NOT SAY THIS THING.”
Saying it shows the mind there’s no bad consequences and allows it to stop focusing on avoidance.