Monkey Mind

Monkey Mind is the term given to someone whose mind's always running, thinking, always going from one thought to the next, like a monkey. 'Just as a monkey swinging through the trees grabs one branch and lets it go only to seize another, so too that which is called thought, mind or consciousness arises and disappears continually both day and night,' said Siddhartha Guatama. If you spend a short time simply noticing what your mind is doing, you will probably find, to a certain extent, that many thoughts will pop up, no matter how much you try and stop them. Worth a try.