Because, naturally, it works on improving itself. This is just normal behaviour. As far as Darwinism goes, you’d be pretty undesirable if you made it this far with a brain that shutdown every time it could idle.
Dictionaries call this “contemplating” and it’s an incredibly powerful thing you ideally want your brain to do a lot of.
With the caveat that it can be easy for some people to trigger a stress response in themselves when ruminating on past events, at which point any benefit of contemplation may become outweighed by the negative effects of anxiety. Developing the ability to set aside a thought that’s causing you distress in the moment and learning to approach it from a more neutral or objective perspective are also powerful tools.
Because, naturally, it works on improving itself. This is just normal behaviour. As far as Darwinism goes, you’d be pretty undesirable if you made it this far with a brain that shutdown every time it could idle.
Dictionaries call this “contemplating” and it’s an incredibly powerful thing you ideally want your brain to do a lot of.
With the caveat that it can be easy for some people to trigger a stress response in themselves when ruminating on past events, at which point any benefit of contemplation may become outweighed by the negative effects of anxiety. Developing the ability to set aside a thought that’s causing you distress in the moment and learning to approach it from a more neutral or objective perspective are also powerful tools.