Vizualization Help

[MatthewWright]

Aside from the gneral topic, could doing something like that stifle your thoughts at all, do you think? I mean, even during times when you aren't trying to.

I play guitar and piano and consider those to take priority over absolutely everything. Music is above everything else, and in an activity where creativity plays a big part, I would prefer not to stifle it.

Otherwise, I like the idea.

[Matt]

It's been the opposite for me, by cutting out the chatter it's a lot easier to think clearly. There is no need to think your thoughts in words, when I speak and type I don't hear the words any more. The ideas just come which makes thinking more efficient.

I think true inspiration doesn't come from analyzing things, but by studying something, asking the right questions, and then putting yourself in a state where you can just grok the answer as a complete unit out of your subconscious. Silencing the conscious mind's chatter smoothes that process out quite a lot.