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In my interpretation of meditation, "ignoring" seems to take up too much energy; it's too combative. I've seen it described as acknowledging, and then letting go the thoughts. You acknowledge that they pop up, they they exist, that they can have an effect on you, that they can frustrate you, then you release them. It's a third person view of your own thoughts if that makes sense. Deconcentration is new to me, but seems that can be a similar strategy of not letting a singular thought dominate your whole mind and/or affect you emotionally, for better or for worse, and allow yourself to return to a calmer state that allows more thoughts equal chance in your mind.