It occurred to me this morning (while shaving) that thinking and eating are alike in some ways. Too much of either is as bad for you as too little. The stuff that tastes good is typically bad for you, and the staples, although nutritious, tend to be boring.
I've been on a sort of "thought diet" for the last year, after having a negative thought binge for about a half year before that. That was a time when I couldn't stop thinking, no matter how I tried, and it took its toll on me.
Now I try to think less, and when I do think, I try to think healthy. I'm a good boy and I take my thinking supplements daily, just in case I am not getting enough serotonin when I'm on the go. I am better able to say "no" to bad thoughts, and push myself away from the table when I am full.
I wonder - is there is an analog to the four basic food groups or the food pyramid for thinking? Perhaps the bricks of this cognition pyramid would be along the lines of long term planning thoughts, short term contingency thoughts, a dash of introspection, some just-for-fun thoughts and maybe a good dose of Zen-like no-thoughts. Get a balanced helping of these every day and you'd be on your way to good mental health.
And what would the mental equivalent of getting enough fiber be? Maybe this column serves that purpose for me. But don't think about that particular analogy too much. Eeewww.
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Cogito, ergo ranto. (I think, therefore I rant.)