# From Work to Thought: The Cognitive Mining Paradigm In Bitcoin, value is created through energy expenditure and computational competition. In the Socrates Protocol, we replace that model with a form of "Proof of Thought." > "Any action capable of influencing belief is a form of work." Actions such as betting, initiating predictions, expressing viewpoints, or being cited are considered cognitive contributions to the network. These actions are evaluated and weighted to form a user's "Behavioral Hashrate," which determines their share of the daily SOC mining distribution. SOC is neither airdropped nor pre-mined; it is entirely generated through acts of thought and expression. This represents an ontological upgrade to the concept of "work" in traditional crypto-economics. Behavior becomes the mining rig, thought becomes the energy, and expression becomes the economic act. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.socrates.com/main/from-work-to-thought-the-cognitive-mining-paradigm.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.