Thought-smithing
Spending time and effort curating a thought or series of thoughts.
Husband: "I am thinking about building the kids a treehouse."
Wife: "We don't have any suitable trees and you are not very good at construction."
Husband: "I know, I am thought-smithing the idea to find a viable solution."
Wife: "We don't have any suitable trees and you are not very good at construction."
Husband: "I know, I am thought-smithing the idea to find a viable solution."