How to be better at differentiating between feelings and thoughts?

play_time_is_over · 2016-08-09T08:41:15+00:00

Thoughts are useless. Action is the only thing that matters. Did the thought you have lead to what you wanted? That's how you know if it was a good thought or a bad thought.

What did the thought cause you to do?

If it didn't help you make money or get pussy it was probably a useless thought.

TheRedStoic · 2016-08-09T11:37:50+00:00

Also how to be better at becoming s logical thinker than feeler.

Mindful meditation every morning.
try many things, speak to everyone, remember everyone can teach you at least 1 new thing. New perspectives build objectivity.
if you cant describe the opponents argument as well as your own, shut up.
balance the equation in your head before acting. If you can't quantify it, it's a feeling.
pick up some material on bimodal logic, learn it, at least the primary fallacies, induction, deduction, abduction. Don't go pointing it out in others, use it to recognize your own bullshit.

Above all, becoming an automation isn't helping anyone, we're emotional creatures, a balance must be met tempering reason with prudence and fortitude.

yellowmonkeyzx93 · 2016-08-09T18:07:51+00:00

A simple and effective general way to differentiate is that thoughts are in your mind while feelings tend to be felt throughout your body (gut feelings etc.). Hear me out. There's usually a physiological response (or several) coinciding with you feeling that specific feeling concurrently or prior to it.

Like, when you're angry, you feel your heart racing, adrenaline is pumping into you (fight-or-flight response innate in people). When you're sad, you feel slow (this is actually kinda true, your metabolism rate and other bodily functions slow down). And so on.

I think to be more logical, you'll need to practice and do logical topics like maths, science etc. Not entirely sure though about this.

AmerikkkasMostWanted · 2016-08-09T05:12:10+00:00

Not much you can do, as we are naturally emotional creatures, But, you can ignore them, Everyone gets ONEitis generally, but you can choose to say "Hey, i know what i'm feeling is just brain chemicals, i'm not gonna text her at 3am"

jeezydasnowman · 2016-08-09T06:24:41+00:00

Smoke some good weed every now and then... great for epiphanies and mental clarity. Keep a journal. Lift. Keep your emotions to yourself - as men our burden yet blessing is our ability to suffer in silence. Silence is power.

Title	How to be better at differentiating between feelings and thoughts?
Author	Qwertyniggardly
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Date	August 9, 2016 5:07 AM UTC (9 years ago)
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