Unlocking what the subconscious knows

Posing yourself questions in a certain way can unlock something you sort of already knew. Make the answer obvious.

Several variations on this theme.

• Cognitive reframings
• Inner-simulator prompts
• Not generating the answer actively or with words
  • Gendlin's Focusing has helped me a crazy amount
  • Sometimes when people "meditate" they're really just picking up the mail from their subconscious; Meditation vs introspection

The nice thing is that it's easy. Even effortless. When you're lost, you don't have to push yourself to figure out your next move, you don't have to be smart or disciplined. Only aim yourself at the much easier task of doing one of the above. (I favour Focusing)

You essentially ask yourself "what's off?" and wait in silence. You do nothing. You don't control the mental narrative. One does not think up an answer, one waits for it to appear.

What links here

• Passive thinking
• #using-system-1
• Your conscious mind is useless
• 2024-03-07
• Rationality techniques
• Nonstandard ways to cope with ADHD