Short transcript excerpt of a conversation (led by Ben Greenfield) about the mental skill of observing one’s own thoughts. The speakers describe 'seeing' thoughts and being aware of thinking as an identifiable skill or practice.
You can see your thoughts.
Yep. The awareness of your thinking.
I've never understood that term, but that makes perfect sense. So I'm just aware of what I'm thinking and observing it and actually able to identify it, so to speak, as a skill.
Exactly. You're not caught up in the thought you're seeing that you're having the thought. You're one level up.
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