Mental Sandboxing: The Mystifying Train of Thought

 Have you ever talked with someone whose train of thought or logic appears to be rather mystifying?

Once again, as I get older and reflect on things because I have so much experience to compare the present day to I find myself noticing all sorts of nuances in how people think. The very depth at which they consider a question or probe for an answer. It is fascinating.

I have friends in the computer field, one in particular, who if you give them a question related to technology will really dig in to the issue. They frequently surprise me because they come at the solutions from so many unique angles. This coincides with my own way of thinking although I "elementary school" compared to what this person knows and understands. They frequently leave me at the end of the Friday shift with a little mental teaser on the topic of technology. They know it's going to drive me pleasantly crazy over the weekend :-)

Then I know other people's thinking just doesn't go that deep. They may consider something and really work at it but you can see when you talk to them that they deal with concepts much more superficially. Their mind appears to be just configured differently. This is nothing to do with intelligence or disability of any kind, but both people appear to process the world in remarkably unique ways.-- I may do a video before this little article is finish because it is proving to be difficult to convey in words exactly what I mean. Yes, that is what I will do. A video is in order. But for those that don't have time for such visual stimuli, please consider the following points and/or questions:

What are some of the things that mould the mind?

• Is it just environmental and an early stage or are there actual "types" of minds, the design of which is settlement different?
  
  
• Diplomats are probably critically aware of the subtleties. After all if you didn't take them into account, communication would be a disaster.

 I also suspect, that cultures which incorporate such activities as meditation and ritual might be more aware of mental sandboxing. Human beings are so diverse, more diverse than I think we acknowledge most of the time.

As artificial intelligence develops I wonder how it will view our minds? It is an intriguing thought which at the pace of things it's probably going to be addressed in the not-too-distant future to some extent. I am glad to be around on earth to witness all of this :-). Although I think the human race is in for a wake-up call. Our egos are not going to like sharing the stage with an AI.

Over the next little while, observe your friends and colleagues to really get an understanding of what I've been talking about in regards to mental sandboxing. Let me know if you agree or disagree or have an entirely different angle which I haven't even thought about.

Have an excellent day. Take care,
Patrick