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THE PROCRASTINATION CYCLE!

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“How & Why We Procrastinate.” By Henry Gurr

I believe the Procrastination Cycle, Is because our Problem Solving Brain, is trying to do two mutually conflicting things, which are mutually blocking each other, at the same time, as follows:

This Cycle Typically Afflicts Good Workers, For The Reason They Are Good Workers:
… They are conscientious. They want to do a good job, which meets their own high quality standards, often perfectionist standards, which make the personal doubt & procrastination worse: Also these persons are often perfectionists, as the below WebPage excerpts attest.
… But what comes consciously into play is their own self-doubt, in face of huge demands ahead, such as => They are facing an unknown: They often have no idea what is needed to complete job (especially to do if with high quality), how it might look when done, and have not a clue even how to start:
… These unknowns make for => More self-doubt & more lack of self-confidence, even fear! … Meanwhile the un-conscious, automatic, spontaneous, tendency for delay & avoidance is intensifying with deadline getting ever closer!
… This is when the person (typically consciously & totally unawares) of these “Un-conscious mind-body causing avoidance, ends up finding all kinds of "other things to do", that they (again mostly un-consciously), are rationalize as priority, and divert to do them.
… Ultimately, they may eventually consciously realize they are themselves doing this, and in retrospect realize that, this automatic, spontaneous, “finding all kinds of "other" things to do”, is an integral part of procrastination!

BASED ON MY THEORY EXPLANATION OF “HOW OUR MIND WORKS” (SEE 8 BLUE LINKS AT TOP OF MENU AT LEFT), HERE ARE =>THE SYSTEMATICS OF SIMPLE PROCRASTINATION =>

As Outlined Above => The Person’s Whole Mind-Body, Automatically KNOWS What Is Coming =>
… At the final deadline hour approaches, there will be non-stop crash course, to get it all done with hi-quality, and with-in the rapidly shortening deadline!
… Ahead the person’s mind-body, knows almost with certainty, there will be anxiety filled, punishing, painful hours, likely with no food (except much coffee), very tired legs, hands, & wrists (even Carpel Tunnel pain), plus loss of sleep:
… And because time has become so short, there will not be, even any rest breaks, or any fun, or relaxation, or any form of relief!
…. Plus … all the while consciously in mind … in view of their own obvious failure to even start the Big Important Job, they will feel evermore guilty, self-hatred, & loathing, with consequent even more loss of self-confidence!…
… These persons think => ' “What’s wrong with me?” … “Why can’t I control this?” … “And why have I put this off so long by now? => That I have even more doubt, that I will be able to finish on time.”
… Of course, all the while, the person’s mind-body, nevertheless, opposes and blocks, diverts to => “finding all kinds of "other" things to do”, , which will tend to create ever more mounting delay & avoidance!

Some Questions To Consider =>

… A) Is This A Simple Case Of Un-Conscious Mind At Warfare, With The Conscious Mind? (Our Conscious System, being an Evolutionary Late-Comer, and not always adaptive?) OR =>
… B) Is This A Mal-Adaptive Case, Peculiar To Humans, where NEITHER of these two Mutually Opposing Forces, can eventually wins over the other, as is normally the case, through standard feedback leaning and adaption?
… C) Any Other Questions Here? Please Send Email.

Some Possible Answers To Consider =>

… A) Procrastination Is A Case Where The General Problem Solving Brain, Is Observed To Oscillate Between “Two Mutually Conflicting Things”, Two Conflicting (Mutually Incompatible) Mental States, That Are Spelled Out As I) And II) At The Top Of This WebPage, You Are Currently Reading.
… Observations from Gestalt Psychology, concerning “bi-stable states” provides some clues to what is happening in the procrastination cycle: These “bi-stable states” most noticeably occur in Visual Perception and Binocular Vision, such as respectively the “Old Lady vs Young Lady Picture & The Necker Cube Oscillation, being the most familiar. These reflect, as in the case of The Procrastination Cycle: as mutually antagonistic, bi-stable, approximately equally coherent, mental states, that can totally block each other, but never-the-less, persist for a long time. These Bi-Stable Examples Are Discussed In My YouTube Video: Click Here.

… Moreover, As In The Case Of Procrastination, These Mutually Conflicting Bi-Stable, “Forces / Tendencies”, Seem Not To Respond To The Automatic Corrective Normal Learning Feedback =>
… This is of course what we clearly see in procrastination, and thus possibly a “theory” answer. But as yet I am unaware of any experimental proof.
… Please note well by contrast => In the course of a person’s normal life the normal tendency is for our normal learning system, by corrective feedback action over several learning instances, to automatically enhance one of the mutually conflicting states, so one of then gradually wins over and eliminates the other. But unfortunately, this does not happen in case of procrastination.

… B) So, What Is the Procrastinator To Do? => If You Can’t Beat It Join It!! But Start Early:
… Below Will Be My Recommended “Personal Habits & Practical Disciplines”, Which Are The Direct Out-Come of Henry Gurr’s “Theory Explanation of How Our Mind Works”.

Be sure you fully understand my Theory of The Procrastination Cycle, discussed above & below: (Also consult other experts, and their writing that makes sense for you.)

Remember: If You Can’t Beat It Join It!! Then Take Small Non-Scary '' “Just A Small Baby Step”! And Do So Only When Your Mind Is => ALREADY PARTLY THERE!

As you are trying to convince yourself to make “The First Very Small Easy Baby Step”.

SIDE NOTES:

OTHER Mal-Adaptive Behaviors Humans Get Locked Into:
Besides Procrastination, there are a host of other human behaviors, that similarly, do not respond to normal automatic corrective feedback, as mentioned above. These are addictions (alcohol, drug, substance abuse, gambling), and other compulsive behaviours):
… As well as => Various aggressive conflict situations => Where reprisals lead to ever-higher levels of mutual damages (rivalry, feuds, warfare),
… As well as “Adult Child of an Alcoholic Syndrome”, Gregory Bateson’s theory of schizophrenia, and more … .
… In fact, as Bateson points out => Some mutually opposing behaviors, which usually involve aggression, feud, warfare, can ONLY escalate utill total exhaustion, or one side totally wins & obliterates the other.

Henry Gurr Has Been Aware Of The Essence Of His Procrastination Theory, Since His College Days. It is probably written out somewhere, but can’t be found … So oh well, type it again anew, and perhaps, it will be better!

The Following Excerpts, Are Selected Because They Offer Valid Discussion, Mostly Agreeing With & Supporting Henry Gurr’s Above “Theory Explanation Of ‘The Self-Created: Procrastination Cycle”:

…You Will Find The Entire Blue Linked WebPages, Are Mostly True To Various Person’s Experience: However, Their Explanations Of The HOW / WHY Of Procrastination, Are To HSG Unconvincing, Compared To HSG’s Evaluation Of His Own Above Mentioned “Theory”.

A) PRODUCTIVITY: Five Research-Based Strategies for Overcoming Procrastination
By Chris Bailey
[A Harvard Review WebPage (excerpt), has these good observations. ]
The more averse you find a task, the more likely you are to procrastinate. In his research, Pychyl identifies a set of seven triggers that make a task seem more averse. Bring to mind something you’re putting off right now — you’ll probably find that task has many, if not all, of the characteristics that Pychyl discovered makes a task procrastination-worthy:
… Boring
… Frustrating
… Difficult
… Ambiguous
… Unstructured
… Not intrinsically rewarding (i.e., you don’t find the process fun)
… Lacking in personal meaning
On a neurological level, procrastination is not the slightest bit logical — it’s the result of the emotional part of your brain, your limbic system, strong-arming the reasonable, rational part of your brain, your prefrontal cortex. The logical part of your brain surrenders the moment you choose Facebook over work, ….
… To step around his procrastination => Mr Bailey, offers five ways he personally uses, most notably this one => ?
Do Something — Anything — To Just Get Started. It’s easier to keep going with a task after you’ve overcome the initial hump of starting it in the first place. That’s because the tasks that induce procrastination are rarely as bad as we think. Getting started on something forces a subconscious reappraisal of that work, where we might find that the actual task sets off fewer triggers than we originally anticipated. ….
https://hbr.org/2017/10/5-research-based-strategies-for-overcoming-procrastination

B) Professor Adam Grant Says: “If You Are Procrastinating? Don't Worry & Try To Stop Your Procrastination, b/c: => It's Making You More Creative!”
… [Stan Levine: This WebPage is for you!!]
Professor Adam Grant provides an example from his own life about reaping the rewards of procrastination. He says he “will often abandon work, mid-sentence and not return to it for a few weeks.” He admits this is “agony, but when I come back to it I have all sorts of new ideas”. He believes “we shouldn’t be afraid to start early, but equally we shouldn’t be afraid to be slow to finish. You never know, procrastination might just improve the end result.”
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WIKIPEDIA HAS A GOOD GENERAL INTRODUCTION:
… Procrastination is the action of unnecessarily and voluntarily delaying or postponing something despite knowing that there will be negative consequences for doing so. The word has originated from the Latin word procrastinatus, which itself evolved from the prefix pro-, meaning "forward," and crastinus, meaning "of tomorrow."[1] Oftentimes, it is a habitual human behaviour. It is a common human experience involving delay in everyday chores or even putting off salient tasks such as attending an appointment, submitting a job report or academic assignment, or broaching a stressful issue with a partner. Although typically perceived as a negative trait due to its hindering effect on one's productivity often associated with depression, low self-esteem, guilt and inadequacy,[ it can also be considered a wise response to certain demands that could present risky or negative outcomes or require waiting for new information to arrive.
Wikipedia Has Many (Mostly Different), Explanations Of Procrastination …. Below Are Four That Attract Attention =>
1) The pleasure principle
… The pleasure principle may be responsible for procrastination; one may prefer to avoid negative emotions, and to delay stressful tasks. As the deadline for their target of procrastination grows closer, they are more stressed and may, thus, decide to procrastinate more to avoid this stress.[6] Some psychologists cite such behavior as a mechanism for coping with the anxiety associated with starting or completing any task or decision.[7] Piers Steel indicated in 2010 that anxiety is just as likely to get people to start working early as late, and that the focus of studies on procrastination should be impulsiveness. That is, anxiety will cause people to delay only if they are impulsive……
2) Wikipedia Continues => Perfectionism (psychology): :
… Traditionally, procrastination has been associated with perfectionism: a tendency to negatively evaluate outcomes and one's own performance, intense fear and avoidance of evaluation of one's abilities by others, heightened social self-consciousness and anxiety, recurrent low mood, and "workaholism".
3) Wikipedia Continues => Coping Responses:
… [There are] Negative coping responses of procrastination tend to be avoidant or emotional rather than task-oriented or focused on problem-solving. Emotional and avoidant coping is employed to reduce stress (and cognitive dissonance) associated with delaying intended and important personal goals. This option provides immediate pleasure and is consequently very attractive to impulsive procrastinators, at the point of discovery of the achievable goals at hand.[20][21][page needed] There are several emotion-oriented strategies, similar to Freudian defense mechanisms, coping styles and self-handicapping. Coping responses of procrastinators include… :
4) Wikipedia Continues => Management Perspective:
… Psychologist William J. Knaus estimated that more than 90% of college students procrastinate.[30] Of these students, 25% are chronic procrastinators and typically abandon higher education (college dropouts).
… Perfectionism is a prime cause for procrastination[31] because pursuing unattainable goals (perfection) usually results in failure. Unrealistic expectations destroy self-esteem and lead to self-repudiation, self-contempt, and widespread unhappiness. To overcome procrastination, it is essential to recognize and accept the power of failure without condemning, to stop focusing on faults and flaws and to set goals that are easier to achieve.
… Behaviors and practices that reduce procrastination:[
Awareness of habits and thoughts that lead to procrastinating.
Seeking help for self-defeating problems such as fear, anxiety, difficulty in concentrating, poor time management, indecisiveness, and perfectionism.[33]
Fair evaluation of personal goals, strengths, weaknesses, and priorities.
Realistic goals and personal positive links between the tasks and the concrete, meaningful goals
Structuring and organization of daily activities.
… Modification of one's environment for that newly gained perspective: the elimination or minimization of noise or distraction; investing effort into relevant matters; and ceasing day-dreaming.
Disciplining oneself to set priorities.
… Motivation with enjoyable activities, socializing and constructive hobbies.
Approaching issues in small blocks of time, instead of attempting whole problems at once and risking intimidation.
To prevent relapse, reinforce pre-set goals based on needs and allow yourself to be rewarded in a balanced way for accomplished tasks.
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C) Excerpts From A Psychology WebPage: Why Wait? The Science Behind Procrastination:
COVER STORY: By Eric Jaffe
… 1) A perfect storm of procrastination occurs when an unpleasant task meets a person who’s high in impulsivity and low in self-discipline. (The behavior is strongly linked with the Big Five personality trait of conscientiousness ….)
… 2) Psychologists like Ferrari and Pychyl, on the other hand, see flaws in such a strictly temporal view of procrastination. For one thing, if delay were really as rational as this utility equation suggests, there would be no need to call the behavior procrastination— on the contrary, time-management would fit better. Beyond that, studies have found that procrastinators carry accompanying feelings of guilt, shame, or anxiety with their decision to delay. This emotional element suggests there’s much more to the story than time-management alone. Pychyl noticed the role of mood and emotions on procrastination ….. “Emotional regulation, to me, is the real story around procrastination, because to the extent that I can deal with my emotions, I can stay on task,” says Pychyl. “When you say task-aversiveness, that’s another word for lack of enjoyment. Those are feeling states — those aren’t states of which [task] has more utility.”
… 3) Frustrating the Future Self: … In general, people learn from their mistakes and reassess their approach to certain problems. For chronic procrastinators, that feedback loop seems continually out of service. The damage suffered as a result of delay doesn’t teach them to start earlier the next time around. An explanation for this behavioral paradox seems to lie in the emotional component of procrastination. Ironically, the very quest to relieve stress in the moment might prevent procrastinators from figuring out how to relieve it in the long run.
… “I think the mood regulation piece is a huge part of procrastination,” says Fuschia Sirois of Bishop’s University, in Canada. “If you’re focused just on trying to get yourself to feel good now, there’s a lot you can miss out on in terms of learning how to correct behavior and avoiding similar problems in the future. …. they propose a two-part theory on procrastination that braids short-term, mood-related improvements with long-term, time-related damage. The idea is that procrastinators comfort themselves in the present with the false belief that they’ll be more emotionally equipped to handle a task in the future.
… “The future self becomes the beast of burden for procrastination,” says Sirois. “We’re trying to regulate our current mood and thinking our future self will be in a better state. They’ll be better able to handle feelings of insecurity or frustration with the task. That somehow we’ll develop these miraculous coping skills to deal with these emotions that we just can’t deal with right now.”
Possible Interventions:
… As the basic understanding of procrastination advances, many researchers hope to see a payoff in better interventions. …. Procrastinators might chop up tasks into smaller pieces so they can work through a more manageable series of assignments. Counseling might help them recognize that they’re compromising long-term aims for quick bursts of pleasure. … Ariely and Wertenbroch reported that procrastinators were willing to set meaningful deadlines for themselves, and that the deadlines did in fact improve their ability to complete a task. These self-imposed deadlines aren’t as effective as external ones, but they’re better than nothing.
… The emotional aspects of procrastination pose a tougher problem. Direct strategies to counter temptation include blocking access to desirable distraction, but to a large extent that effort requires the type of self-regulation procrastinators lack in the first place. Sirois believes the best way to eliminate the need for short-term mood fixes is to find something positive or worthwhile about the task itself. “You’ve got to dig a little deeper and find some personal meaning in that task,” she says.
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D) Why You Procrastinate (It Has Nothing to Do With Self-Control): If PROCRASTINATION ISN’T ABOUT LAZINESS, THEN WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
… New York Times article says => self-awareness is a key part of why procrastinating makes us feel so rotten. When we procrastinate, we’re not only aware that we’re avoiding the task in question, but also that doing so is probably a bad idea. And yet, we do it anyway.
… “This is why we say that procrastination is essentially irrational,” said Dr. Fuschia Sirois, professor of psychology at the University of Sheffield. “It doesn’t make sense to do something you know is going to have negative consequences.”
She added: “People engage in this irrational cycle of chronic procrastination because of an inability to manage negative moods around a task.”
… Wait. We Procrastinate Because Of Bad Moods? In Short: Yes.
Procrastination isn’t a unique character flaw or a mysterious curse on your ability to manage time, but a way of coping with challenging emotions and negative moods induced by certain tasks — boredom, anxiety, insecurity, frustration, resentment, self-doubt and beyond.
… “Procrastination is an emotion regulation problem, not a time management problem,” said Dr. Tim Pychyl, professor of psychology and member of the Procrastination Research Group at Carleton University in Ottawa. …. Click Here To Read Remainder of This Article.

E) Procrastination: A Scientific Guide on How to Stop Procrastinating: ON THIS PAGE:
I. The Science Behind Procrastination
II. How to Stop Procrastinating Right Now
III. Being Consistent: How to Kick the Procrastination Habit
I. The Science Behind Procrastination
. What is Procrastination?
. Why Do We Procrastinate?
. The Procrastination-Action Line
II. How to Stop Procrastinating Right Now
. Option 1: Make the Rewards of Taking Action More Immediate
. Option 2: Make the Consequences of Procrastination More Immediate
. Option 3: Design Your Future Actions
. Option 4: Make the Task More Achievable
III. Being Consistent: How to Kick the Procrastination Habit
. The Daily Routine Experts Recommend for Peak Productivity
. How to Avoid Chronic Procrastination With Visual Cues
Click Here To Read Remainder of This Article.

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F) Professor Stanley Levine’s Discussion Reminds Henry Gurr Of His Own Procrastination “Theory” !

Below In Jan 4, 2018 Email Sent To Henry Gurr, By Stan Levine, Explaining His Own Delaying Tactics, Before Starting Needful Projects: This Levine writing supplied the trigger for Henry Gurr, To Type His Thoughts on Procrastination. And Gradually This Typing Builds-Up To Henry’s Complete Theory of “The Self-Created: Procrastination Cycle” ( Which you see fully presented above!)

I have penciled you in for our meeting Jan 22, account to your ‘arrow of time’ reasoning. [That earlier meeting date, is better, because if wait till later, some crisis may come up, and now you can’t go back to earlier date.]

BTW, this reasoning sounds logical. There is a corollary to it, viz. that given a myriad of tasks, you should do the most important ones first so that if you do not get around to everything on your list, you have at least accomplished what is most vital.

Unfortunately, I often lead my life in exact contradiction to these common-sense principles. I usually work with the conviction that I have plenty of time, and so do what is most enjoyable first. This often means: what is the least stressful, i.e. the least important. I put off the really major thing(s) to the last possible moment, under the guise of clearing away the trivia first to free myself for the big stuff. This does have one positive consequence: I tend to work most effectively and efficiently under time pressure, so I am cooking on all four burners when attacking the really important stuff.

But of course, as you point out, this is a risky strategy, because it relies on two presuppositions: a) in order to do the important stuff at the last possible moment, I have to be able to predict how long it will take me; I am usually good with this as the time pressure controls to a certain extent my speed and so autocorrects for any minor imprecision in the estimate… but ‘usually’ is not always, and occasionally I have come up short, run out of time before the work was completed to my satisfaction. This is very dispiriting, especially since I realize after the fact that I could have done a much better job if I had just started a bit sooner. But as Omar Khayam says…. b) This approach leaves little wiggle room for accidents such as illness, unexpected family emergencies, computer problems, auto breakdowns and … accidents!

But if I have been doing this for so many years, it must incorporate rewards which outweigh the negative consequences. What are these? Not sure… could it be making life more interesting, or more enjoyable? Could it be giving me a sense of choosing what I want to do instead of being forced to drudge through what I have to do? Is there some sinister subconscious desire to fail? Or perhaps to come as close to failing as possible in order to experience the thrill of pulling it off despite everything? Whatever it may be, despite my counterintuitive practice, I have led an enjoyable and fulfilling life for which I am grateful. (Of course, if pushed to the wall, I must admit that in life there are not “controlled experiments” and so no way to know whether my life, lived otherwise, would have been either more or less enjoyable and fulfilling by virtue of having made other choices.)

So much for midnight ramblings. I will close here before I bore you completely to death.

Stan

G) The Below was Henry Gurr’s Jan 4, 2018 Follow-Up Email Of Stan’s Above Email:

Stan

Your discussion reminds me of several Murphy's Laws, the presentation of which (link below). is meant to be humorous! Even has procrastination section.,
https://www.maths.nottingham.ac.uk/personal/ibf/some.html

Also your analysis [of your long time consistent behavior] is very good, and partly matches how I run my life .... Such as putting off the big hard job, especially for me, finally getting down to actually doing IRS Income Tax, and more recently the Big XmasLet17 ....

I seem to find all kinds of "other" things to do, that I rationalize as priority ,,,,, but I'm gradually getting faster at recognizing this rationalization called “priority”, as simple procrastination!

Unless I come to realize the procrastination part, my finding "other" things to do, is otherwise somewhat invisible behavior, to me!

Since This Procrastination, Problem Is Important To My Proto Theory Of Mind, I Spent Time Looking Into This:
… Below please find a collection of WebPage excerpts that seem relevant: AND these describe very well the phenomenon of procrastination, including fact it is maladaptive & self-defeating, and does NOT respond to learning, even pain of anxiety and worry and frustration!! However the several REASONS given, for it are totally inadequate, and not perceptive. Thus I will type out My Own Theory Of Procrastination Cycle, which you see above.

An Example Of My Own Procrastination & Reasons For It: My Sudden Realization While Revising This Document May 6, 2022, by Henry Gurr.
… For two years now I have needed to replace the malfunctioning fan in the deepfreeze or our refrigerator. As I was typing the above words=> “They are facing an unknown: They often have no idea what is needed to complete job,” .. : I suddenly realized that all during these two years, I had been procrastinating, and now suddenly realize the reason for my job put-off has been => 1) Doubt: I don’t know how to do the job, and 2) have added doubt that there will be unknown difficulties. Plus 3) I’m uncertain how I will remove the food currently in the deep-freezer to styro coolers, and keep it cold enough long enough. And 4) Keeping the food cold, makes for uncertainty, anxiety doubt, & fear because there is a “hurry up and get done before the frozen food melts”!

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For Further Reading #2 => On Topics Related To “How Our Mind Works”: ON OTHER OF HENRY GURR PAGES, THAT ARE RELATED TO (OR EXTEND) => Henry Gurr’s “Proto-Theory Panorama Explanation Of How Our Mind Works”.

Then Suggest You Continue Next Page Below =>

Page 3) “How Our Mind Works.”: Collected Properties & Characteristics All Mental Arrivals Such As Flash of Insight PLUS Two Picture Analogies. (Which Is The Page You Are Currently Reading.)

…From scattered places in Henry Gurr’s 8 WebPages (hereby listed) “How Our Mind Works” => Here collected into one WebPage, are the ALL of the Properties & Characteristics Of Every Mental Arrival: (These are such as “Flash Of Insight”, which come automatically, spontaneously, Into Our Conscious Mind, For Our Every Waking Moment, Second By Second:) On this WebPage are also => Picture Analogies of Before & After A Mental Arrival are also shown.
…By reading this essential summary overview WebPage, you will prepare your mind for easier reading of Henry Gurr’s 8 WebPages (hereby listed) “How Our Mind Works”. …This is because otherwise these various => Properties & Characteristics Of All Mental Arrivals , in their original scattered paces, are presented in a way, such that it is hard to see “The Big Picture”.

Page 4) HGurrFull Expounding Of => Henry Gurr’s “Proto-Theory Panorama Explanation Of How Our Mind Works”.

Page 5) VeryImportantIdea: Even Partial Fit Problem Solution Is Highly Useful => Especially for how Our Problem Solving Brain so easily gives us a Bes Understanding for=> 1) Camouflage, 2) Concept Confusion, and3) Figures of Speech, Such as Metaphor, Analogy, Allegory, Simile, Similar, Similarity, and 22 more.

Page 6) 'How HGurr’s Explanation of => “How Our Mind Works”, Helps Illuminate What’s Happening In Procrastination, And Helps Avoid Procrastination’s Blockages.

Page 7) Hopfield Neuron Network Model => Illuminate How Brains Generate, Construct, Create, Optimal Solutions To “Life’s Problems Coming At Us”, plus Links To Other H Gurr Writing On Mind.

Page 8) An Anatomy Of An Idea Come To Mind + Constructivist Epistemology + Mental Arrivals, Such As Flash of Insight.

C) For Further Reading #3 => Please Be Aware That There Are => FOUR DIFFERENT “BRAIN OWNERS USERS MANUALS” by Henry Gurr.

… this whole document as constructed to be a very practical and useful, and provide exhaustive listings of Mental Arrivals to support & illustrate => Henry Gurr ‘s Theory Explanation of How Our Mind Works
After This Document comes up, you will need to explore around, to see how this discussion supports my Theory.

The Next THREE “For Further Readings” Are ALSO “Brain Owners Users Manuals”.

After this WebPage comes up, please scroll down to where you see => This Document You Are Currently Reading, (and It’s Included Links)…

After This Document comes up, you will need to explore around, to see how this discussion supports my Theory.

After this WebPage comes up, please scroll down to => Relation of Poetry to Metaphor. Relation of :
…… …… …..

D) For Further Reading #4 => More On How Our Mind => Achieves Perception, Pattern Recognition, Where Even A Pattern Partial Fit Problem Solution, Can Be Highly Useful, Plus FURTHER Discussion of How This In Turn Gives Us Analogy, Metaphor, Similarity, Etc.
This topic is taken up, in a NEW WebPage, Called =>
On How Our Mind Achieves Perception Problem Solutions, Where Even A Pattern Partial Fit Problem Solution, Can Be Highly Useful, AND How This In Turn Gives Us Analogy, Metaphor, Allegory, Simile, Similarity, Etc,.

E) For Further Reading #5 => Internet Resources That Are Related To (Or Have Support For), Henry Gurr’s Proto-Theory, Please Consult These TWO Supplemental Readings Re “The Study of Mind”. :

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