[unrestifarian]

Yep, sounds like basic mindfulness. In meditation 101, you sit calmly and observe your thoughts, as if an unbiased bystander. You might imagine putting post-it notes on your thoughts. 'Thinking of eating', 'Worried about work' - then, later, you might dive into questions about the labels themselves: Are they biased, are they how I truly feel? why do i feel that way? am I reacting from emotion? what do my thoughts and their labels say about me and my mental state? etc. . .ideally, this process brings mental clarity.

[emerged]

I did this for a while, but then I started watching he who is doing the watching of himself. That guy is seriously a trickster. Fortunately the next guy up has been able to sort things out pretty well. Although, there have been a few times…