There are reference classes of thoughts which one shouldn’t let pass without some minimum amount of follow-up thinking: high-value opportunities, credible dangers, and implicit decisions recognized for the first time, to name a few examples. It’s good to acknowledge that these exist, to have a detector to catch them as they pass by, and to throw an error signal if your mind tries to move onto a new topic while a valuable line of thought is still unresolved.
There are reference classes of thoughts which one shouldn’t let pass without some minimum amount of follow-up thinking: high-value opportunities, credible dangers, and implicit decisions recognized for the first time, to name a few examples. It’s good to acknowledge that these exist, to have a detector to catch them as they pass by, and to throw an error signal if your mind tries to move onto a new topic while a valuable line of thought is still unresolved.