This is very likely the sort of thing that was actually going on in my brain, although it’s not what it felt like from the inside. Thanks for pointing this out.
Of course, a variety of alternative scenarios would also seem plausible as insights, but it did seem very much like you were refocusing from a “I do this because this is who I am and this is what I do” position to one of “I do this because this will help me achieve a goal”—and with that rationality becomes more important. I was trying to understand your perspective that this was the result of acquiring thinking skills: you first acquired the ability and habit of questioning the motivations of the authorities who promoted schooling and certain tasks in school, and then you acquired the ability and habit of asking what you really wanted to do regardless of the way things are supposed to work.
This is very likely the sort of thing that was actually going on in my brain, although it’s not what it felt like from the inside. Thanks for pointing this out.
You’re welcome. ^_^
Of course, a variety of alternative scenarios would also seem plausible as insights, but it did seem very much like you were refocusing from a “I do this because this is who I am and this is what I do” position to one of “I do this because this will help me achieve a goal”—and with that rationality becomes more important. I was trying to understand your perspective that this was the result of acquiring thinking skills: you first acquired the ability and habit of questioning the motivations of the authorities who promoted schooling and certain tasks in school, and then you acquired the ability and habit of asking what you really wanted to do regardless of the way things are supposed to work.