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worst. question. ever.
Well, depending on the situation, I suppose. Asked randomly, it will typically yield either "Nuthin'" or wild results. If there is an activity otherwise engaged, it might be different--like, say, you're out shopping for televisions.
I'm under the assumption this question gets asked randomly more often than not. Every time I've been asked it, it was by a female and it was random: my answer every time was "nuthin'." I admit it wasn't true, but what do you respond with? The mind thinks at a speed much greater than speech, and the mind can multitask. There is the conscious mind constantly delving into the subconscious mind, and then you have the rapidity at which our thoughts come and go.
It's funny though. Despite often thinking important things, much of the time is spent in random thought---thoughts so random and mundane it wouldn't be conversation-worthy. If you want to get someone to talk, ask directed questions. Try, "What do you think about....[subject, issue, event]?" Is it that difficult?
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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