I did 3 sets of timings: one with my eyes closed, one with my eyes open, and one walking around - yes, with my eyes open! All were at my home, which is where I would usually be for most of my day. My average was 12 thoughts per minute, with vary little variance between the samples, which was not what I expected. I assumed walking around with my eyes open would result in a higher number of thoughts than sitting quietly with my eyes closed. Strange but true.
So, 12 thoughts per minute x60 minutes per hour x24 hours per day = 17,280 thoughts.
Most of those thoughts had to do with counting thoughts, though ;) thus the cognitive bias I spoke of — it has to do with keeping track of the things you are counting, and the occasional noise in the distance. I think if I didn't have to count, it might be something like 5.
I did 3 sets of timings: one with my eyes closed, one with my eyes open, and one walking around - yes, with my eyes open! All were at my home, which is where I would usually be for most of my day. My average was 12 thoughts per minute, with vary little variance between the samples, which was not what I expected. I assumed walking around with my eyes open would result in a higher number of thoughts than sitting quietly with my eyes closed. Strange but true.
ReplyDeleteSo, 12 thoughts per minute x60 minutes per hour x24 hours per day = 17,280 thoughts.
9 thoughts in a minute at work in an empty office. 12,960 thoughts per day.
ReplyDeleteMost of those thoughts had to do with counting thoughts, though ;) thus the cognitive bias I spoke of — it has to do with keeping track of the things you are counting, and the occasional noise in the distance. I think if I didn't have to count, it might be something like 5.
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