Anatomy of a thought
Scientist would argue first that the thought you had was not spontaneous and random. instead, your thought was likely a reaction to something around you.
In this case, it might have been an alarm clock, checking your phone to see what time it is, or hearing something like the garbage truck go by that reminds you of time passing. In other cases, thoughts might be triggered by memories.
now, once you have that thought, what happens?
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