010 One Minute No Thinking Test

Written on 03/22/2024
Calvin Tomkins


One minute no thinking test

Who is the boss of your mind? You, or your brain?  Set a timer and try not to have a thought for 1 minute.  

How’d it go? 

Most people cannot go for one minute without having a thought.

Try it again. 

How did it go that time?

So, here you are, doing your best not to have a thought and yet thoughts are emerging. From where are they emerging? And if thoughts spontaneously emerge when you are trying your best not to have one, what does this say about EVERY other waking moment when you are going about your day. From where are those thoughts coming?

Can we admit that is a good question?