Articulated Thoughts

Forcing yourself to write things down is no doubt the most effective way to mull over your own thoughts. The vague and fleeting parts of my thinking process always gets glossed over I run along as fast as I can to get to the end, the goal, the finish line. This becomes most evident to me during the formation of an opinion. I say that because whenever someone asked me to defend my opinion or my viewpoint I know my viewpoint I know my opinion but the details required for a sturdy defense are often lacking. And I don't think that means I don't have a firm foundation for my opinions. To me the information I used to process everything gets deleted because in my mind because I have no more use for it. Apparently the ability to forget information is could be just as important as remembering information. Check out this new study from the university of Toronto. Why forgetting is really important for memory

"When someone does not understand what I'm trying to say I never think its them who is failing to understand it is myself failing to communicate. " 

Have you even had an ah ha moment when someone says something and you think to yourself "I've always thought that!" or "I've always believed that". It happens to me all the time. It begs the question, why could I not say that? why could I not communicate that? Was it something I have always assumed and just never thought about. Why have I not though about it? Okay, Okay, not having thought about it might be a valid excuse but on the other hand; What if I have thought about it and still couldn't say it? Think about it this way, if a group of children are playing and form a game they are all abiding by the rules. If one of the kids breaks the rules all the children will stop and correct whoever is in the wrong. Its a system that builds itself. Now if you asked one of them to explain the rules to you they most likely would not be able to articulate them. I think this can show how the most basic of assumptions or what is most true or apparent can often be that hardest thing to articulate correctly and thoroughly.

So, this blog is for myself to hopefully hone in on this skill of articulation. When someone does not understand what I'm trying to say I never think its them who is failing to understand it is myself failing to communicate. 

Blog once a week! doesn't sound that hard but I'm already late on one. I got busy this week and that's no excuse, I spent more time updating the site tho! go check out the resource page! 

Thank you,
Tobias Flood