The thinking mind
The thinking mind is the part of the mind that tries to make sense of the world by analysing situations, imagining scenarios, and telling stories.
But it is limited by several cognitive bottlenecks, such as how much information we can process at one time, how many tasks we can focus on simultaneously, and how many parameters we can consider when making decisions.
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