Similarly, in my mind, contemplation is more discursive; it wanders farther afield than what we traditionally think of as an act of intense focus on a precise thought, idea, or concept. When we start the mental rehearsal process, we may have a precise idea in mind, but when we contemplate it, we also start to ask ourselves those “what if ” and “what would it be like” kinds of questions. “What if I decided that from now on, I was going to be a more evolved person?” “What would my life look like if I could be more enthusiastic?” “What do I already know or what have I just learned that I can
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