one says this along with making 'whipping noises' when the mind has '
gone blank', or is in mental neutral.
a process of moving the mind along, as if you were a cowboy rounding up strays, or dealing with a stubborn mule! -you would be, too!, you would be a mental cowboy trying to get
stray thought/
s 'back with the herd'
-basically, a way to stall for time while you try to get the thought back! people always are like,
huh? wha?