It&#x27;s referred to as the monkey-mind.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mind_monkey" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mind_monkey</a><p>Zen is where I encountered it.