Main Entry: think
Function: verb
Date: 14th century
Inflected Form(s): thought \ˈthȯt\; think·ing
Etymology: Middle English thenken, from Old English thencan; akin to Old High German denken to think, Latin tongēre to know — more at thanks
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 : to form or have in the mind
2 : to have as an intention
3 a : to have as an opinion
4 a : to reflect on : ponder
5 : to call to mind : remember
6 : to devise by thinking —usually used with up
7 : to have as an expectation : anticipate
8 a : to center one's thoughts on
9 : to subject to the processes of logical thought
1 a : to exercise the powers of judgment, conception, or inference : reason b : to have in the mind or call to mind a thought
2 a : to have the mind engaged in reflection : meditate b : to consider the suitability
3 : to have a view or opinion
4 : to have concern —usually used with of
5 : to consider something likely : suspect
Main Entry: 1thinking
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : the action of using one's mind to produce thoughts
2 a : opinion, judgment
What is a Sensation?
There are seven types of sensation.
Five bring information from the outside world into your brain. These are touch, smell, taste, hearing, and vision.
The sixth sense, called proprioception, provides your brain information from inside your body. Several examples, of many, are hunger, cold, and pain.
The seventh sense is called equilibrioception or "sense of balance." Equilibrioception connects your brain to the outside world, calibrating a sense of space in time, primarily via vision, hearing (specifically the vestibular system), and touch. Your brain integrates this information, enabling your to explore the world without tipping over.
I think of equilibrioception as a mechanism of sensory perceptual connection: body -> mind -> world.
What is a Perception?
After information is delivered to your brain, it must be organized. The way this information is organized, is specific to each individual person.
This unique organization is determined by many things, including date-in-time, geographical location, physical ability, and social system - to name only a few.
Given these factors, it is virtually impossible for any two people to be exactly alike, now or ever, meaning you are a unique being.
Sometimes our perceptions screen out critical information required for peak performance. Other times they let in more information than is required, which can also be an impediment to achieving our highest potential.
I call these "growth barriers." They can be changed by learning to actively manage our perceptions.
What is a Concept?
The word concept was coined in 1556. It is a noun (name or label) referring to something conceived in the mind; an abstract idea, invisible to, but generated from particular sensory perceptual experiential instances of living.
A concept is most often conveyed in the form of language. However, concepts can also be effectively expressed in the form of any of the sensory arts.
It is thought by some philosophers and psychologists that the ability to develop and convey concepts is a defining characteristic of what is means to be "fully human."
I happen to be one of those philosopher/psychologists.
