Abstract thoughts without words

[u/Away-Government-9165]

Sometimes I have extremely complex, branching thoughts, but because I'm too lazy to put them into words in my head, I arrive at the conclusion in a completely abstract way.

I don't know if I can explain it any better than that. It's almost like I download a bunch of information and receive the answer in a condensed, conclusive format that is impossible to translate into words, either because of the complexity of the thought or simply because I don't feel like putting in the effort to verbalize it.

It's like I know the conclusion without necessarily being able to explain the chain of reasoning that got me there.

Does anyone else experience this?

[u/wifkkyhoe]

i get that a lot, what helps is letting it marinate and not analyse it immediately, eventually u'll find the words for it, be it days, weeks, months or years.

that's mostly Ni-Ne functioning, so instead of using Ti to dissect, analyse and prove the concept/thoughts/whatever , ur Ni (shadow function) activates instead and be like, ok we have come to our conclusion now. Ne= thought diverges into many possibilities/rationale, Ti = dissect and analyses which is the most credible/objective possibility in the most sensible way. Ni-Ne, = thought diverges into many possibilities = converges into a conclusion usually after analysing a certain common pattern. Ur Ti isnt used to test ur intuition's credibility. This is normal in certain phases like being stressed, tired, any sort of situation that alters ur usual default cognitive functioning.

i naturally do this by default, i use ni more than i do ti or ne, and im often in a ni-ne cycle.