The mind is hungry for patterns and organization. (Some minds more than others, needless to say!) Until that hunger is satisfied, a subtle anxiety holds us in check. Today more than ever, we need ways to make peace with large volumes of information, because when peace is achieved the field of thought expands. This is one of the functions of CMT (cognitive mobility training), a process I am currently designing to help people think things through.
With CMT you begin by organizing the entire data mass related to your thinking project. You organize the data mass so that it no longer oppresses you. You make friends with it. Now you can set it aside and turn your attention to the empty space of possibility.