It seems appropriate that a blog called "Brain Quotes" would deal with thinking clearly. Watching TV is usually the opposite of thinking but this morning my television was my teacher. I heard these words on BYUTV from Elder Faust. I wanted to hold on to them and to improve my actions. So I found them on-line and pasted a part of them here."Thinking clearly is the ability to discern things that matter most and separate them from things of less importance. We can think more clearly when we:
1. Take an interest in current events: listen to the news or read a newspaper.
2. Discuss ideas with one another...
3. Read good literature. ...
4. Keep our bodies healthy.... A healthy body promotes a healthy mind.
"Questions--in the sense of searching, not doubting--seem to be essential for learning. They are a primary means of expressing curiosity, the self-motivation to search for knowledge. Indeed, many of the Prophet Joseph Smith's revelations came in response to inquiry, in response to prayer.... Such inquiries may be considered as a condition precedent to his receiving revelations. [HC 5:xxxiv]
"In today's jargon, thinking clearly is often characterized as "prioritizing." But clear thinking means more than that: it is choosing the better part, not the one that will bring the most money or fame. It also means making the best use of our time."
Finding the time, place, and people for the conversation described above is difficult...but it is my quest!
(The views written in this post are the views of the author and do not necessarily represent The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.)
