"Think" Contemplation is at the core of mind and life, I think. That's just some folks' opinions, though.It isn't fast, and it isn't the first thing always. A process worth doing, for me anyway.Understanding my own self has to be stage one.For others, I only think about it. I will contemplate...Opinion goes both ways, it seems. I've made up my own mind. But here are some quotes from both sides (now): “That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful.”
Edgar Allen Poe“Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.”
Chamfort“Be Silent yourself, that will induce Silence in others. Do not fall into the habit of shouting, talking long and loud. Reduce contacts to the minimum. Carry with you an atmosphere of quiet contemplation, wherever you happen to be. The less you talk, the more will become your mental power. With the increase in your mental capacity, there will be increase in your power of discrimination too. Consequently, you will give up individual discrimination . Because of this, you will begin to consider the good of the world at large rather than your own individual welfare. You must cultivate such broad feelings from this young age itself.”
Sri Sathya Sai Baba“What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action”
Meister Eckhart“If there is a special Hell for writers it would be in the forced contemplation of their own works.”
John Dos Passos ;) I guess each person has to make up his or her own mind.
Hmmm.... what mental tools might be available for such a task?
Of course, you will be the one to decide.