Pondering about pondering

What is it? To ponder that is. As far as I see it, and it's something I've pondered extensively, it's lazy thinking. To think about something, but not in depth. It's like standing in the middle of a football field, but not joining in the game. To loosely cover the basics and skip the difficult bits. Pondering, whilst fun and easy, is no excuse for ignoring deep and complex thought. True, most subjects only require a quick ponder, but.....okay I've completely forgotten the point I was going to make, if indeed there ever was one. I guess I should have pondered this one more thoroughly.