How to Think Quantumly

 By Quantum thinking, we are not referring to thinking at a higher level of creativity (Innovations International, Inc., 2009, http://www.innovint.com/services/creativity_2.php) although this is possibly included as an outcome, but rather thinking as an extension of matter. For Quantum Theory pertains to the nature of matter (Knierim, 2009, http://www.thebigview.com/spacetime/quantumtheory.html).

Thoughts are content which have meaning. Thoughts are images. Think the word 'flower'. You may see an image of a flower or see the word 'flower' in your mind or the word 'flower' may bring about a completely different image, series of images or ideas to mind. The word 'flower' is not a thought rather you think 'flower'. When thinking 'flower' you are at times aware you think 'flower' but also unaware you think 'flower'. Thoughts are also content without meaning (or at least meaning is unknown to you or you are not sure). You may imagine an unrecognizable design or image. You may think a stream of words that you do not understand. Can you think without knowing a language? As long as you perceive images you can think.

A thought, although appearing as a discrete entity, has no defined boundaries. The starting point and ending of a thought is not clearly defined or known. We may recognize that a thought has passed but we do not know when it ceased. When we describe a passing thought we are thinking a new thought. For thinking about a thought changes the characteristics, intensity, and durations of a thought. The distinction between a thought about a thought and a thought we think about is not clearly defined. 

Thoughts have no measurable duration. The beginning or the end of a thought is not clearly recognized and defined. Additionally, thoughts have overlapping boundaries by extending into other thoughts. To think quantumly is reflect on dissimilar thoughts. 

Thoughts have probable existences. We assume thoughts have concrete existences but we are not able to define what we mean by 'existence'. To think quantumly we recognize that thoughts are fleeting, without boundaries, and that at best, we can write down words which taken together have meaning to us and may have meaning to others. Writing words down points to thoughts but are not themselves thoughts.

There are no direct casual relationships between two or more thoughts. Some thoughts appear to influence the initiation and characteristics of other thoughts but boundaries and the capability of defining separate thoughts is not clearly defined and known and often relationships between thoughts are not clearly defined and understood. To think quantumly is to not attempt to try to recognize a relationship between one or more thoughts. Rather we have the opportunity to write down our thoughts periodically, reflect on the words we write, rearrange their order, form concepts by putting them into sentences with the hope to encourage creativity and to transform what we think about.

Thoughts are a by-product of consciousness. Without conscious awareness, one cannot think. The nature of thinking changes as consciousness changes. What is consciousness? Consciousness includes our experiences of being aware of living. Awareness includes the ability to see, hear, smell, touch - use or more of our senses to recognize our own existence, the existence of the world around us, and the existence of others. 

Thoughts are influenced by the Universe. If we were trees, our roots would is the Universe itself. We are intimately connected to the physical world and perhaps aspects of the Universe we are not able to recognize nor define. When we think quantumly we recognize we are not alone - we are intimately connected to all we experience locally and globally. We do not know the extent of our connection and how we are influenced by our connection to the Universe.