Quotes About Cognition

Of our thinking it is but the upper surface that we shape into articulate thought; underneath the region of argument and conscious discourse lies the region of meditation.

You see what you know!

Thought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at rare times.

Understanding like the eye; whilst it makes us see and perceive all things, takes no notice of itself; and it requires art and pains to set it at a distance and make it its own subject.

Logic is the art of thinking well: the mind, like the body, requires to be trained before it can use its powers in the most advantageous way.

All our knowledge is symbolic.

If we see an object as a bowl, it may inhibit seeing it as craft, just as seeing it as craft might inhibit seeing it as art. See first; name later.

Everything hangs on one's thinking.

He could even think about how fast he was thinking about things.

I see', said Smee, still not seeing.

The brain can be a dangerous thing. Even more so if you haven't got one.

Why do we pursue information that we know will never leave our heads?

Always we learn things and then we forget them.

Memory, perhaps, should have no physical shape.

Reacting is automatic, but thinking is not.

There is no reason to ever have the same thought twice, unless you like having that thought.

Reacting is automatic, but thinking is not. The

Defining "thinking" in its broadest sense to include any kind of focus and imagery held in the mind, in addition to the cognitive process of logic and rational judgment, means that your feelings will typically be more driven by the thoughts you hold than the other way around.

You have to use your mind to get things off your mind.

More often than not, it seems that people are having thoughts, though not really thinking about what they're thinking about—at least not in an effective way that resolves, advances, or manages the content.

We need ways to validate and support our thinking, no matter how informal.

distributed cognition

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is more important than the eye. . . . The hand is the cutting edge of the mind. —J. Bronowski

The most experienced planner in the world is your brain.