Recursive Thought Process
"Work. You have work to finish."
"I know, and I can eventually get to it. I just want to do something else right now."
"Is that 'something else' going to get you xyz?"
"Not exactly, but-"
"Does it bring you any closer to your goal zyx?"
"Maybe not now, however-"
"It's a solid no. Get your ass to work. You have no logical counter arguments."
"Fine. I will write instead."
It's at this juncture that my brain makes the emoji face 😑 and leaves it there while I successfully ignore work to come and write. Hello to all, on account of the end of this gloriously sunny week.
There was not a lot for me to write about lately and thus on the eve of one of the most important conference calls my alter ego is said to have, I've been thrust with a lot of inspiration.
That's the lie I'm telling him while I type, but it is not like that has never happened to him before. Or to you, to be honest.
On the eve of every major event in our lives, the brain chooses to completely refocus its energies onto something else-something not even remotely connected to the important task at hand the next morning. It is sometimes referred to as the "ultra focus defense mechanism" by the atoms that form my brain and just constructed this never before used term.
However, it isn't just Sheldon Cooper who believes that you really do tend to focus better on some things when you can completely ignore something else-generally something way more important. For instance, at this very time apart from ignoring the pile of work he has to deal with, I am also ignoring the innumerable spelling mistakes I make while typing. Generally, he wastes a ton of time just going back to edit and make sure there are no errors before proceeding with the content. That's not exactly an OCD, but the feelings in his fingers to pull out his hair are similar.
To think then, that at the time of someone's wedding they might be reminiscing over last night's drunken charades in their local children's park is quite believable. A random friend of mine from another city told me about this experience and I could totally see how the brain would want to return to the last time it felt real freedom before the day of his wedding.
The defensive tactics used by the brain are truly one of the most exciting things neurologists get to study. None of them have told me that, and I will safely assume so because it is unlikely anyone that highly educated has time to read and disapprove this. If your own mind-the very thing that makes you tick on the clock of life (yes, the brain not your heart)-is also the thing capable of being your greatest challenger, that surely makes the path to success very intriguing.
It might be safe to believe then that humans have largely wasted their time developing armies and other weapons to fight one another, when in reality all they needed to do was fight themselves into not making such dumb-ass decisions. Think about it, if I do not develop a fear of whipped cream and never buy it when I see it at the store, I will never be able to enjoy true nirvana that is a hot chocolate covered with the aforementioned whipped cream. Or Krumcakes-your pick.
If there is a war that needs to happen, it is between you and your cognitive-function-running cerebrum. That is the only fight you should be worried about having your attack strategy ready for. Because you can be sure as hell/heaven/your belief's ultimate destination, the defensive setup for your opponent is better than Mourinho's Chelsea of 2004/05.
Here's to your most important battle. May the arguments always be in your favor.
(Also good luck to all you humans with actually important appointments tomorrow.)
"I know, and I can eventually get to it. I just want to do something else right now."
"Is that 'something else' going to get you xyz?"
"Not exactly, but-"
"Does it bring you any closer to your goal zyx?"
"Maybe not now, however-"
"It's a solid no. Get your ass to work. You have no logical counter arguments."
"Fine. I will write instead."
It's at this juncture that my brain makes the emoji face 😑 and leaves it there while I successfully ignore work to come and write. Hello to all, on account of the end of this gloriously sunny week.
There was not a lot for me to write about lately and thus on the eve of one of the most important conference calls my alter ego is said to have, I've been thrust with a lot of inspiration.
That's the lie I'm telling him while I type, but it is not like that has never happened to him before. Or to you, to be honest.
On the eve of every major event in our lives, the brain chooses to completely refocus its energies onto something else-something not even remotely connected to the important task at hand the next morning. It is sometimes referred to as the "ultra focus defense mechanism" by the atoms that form my brain and just constructed this never before used term.
However, it isn't just Sheldon Cooper who believes that you really do tend to focus better on some things when you can completely ignore something else-generally something way more important. For instance, at this very time apart from ignoring the pile of work he has to deal with, I am also ignoring the innumerable spelling mistakes I make while typing. Generally, he wastes a ton of time just going back to edit and make sure there are no errors before proceeding with the content. That's not exactly an OCD, but the feelings in his fingers to pull out his hair are similar.
To think then, that at the time of someone's wedding they might be reminiscing over last night's drunken charades in their local children's park is quite believable. A random friend of mine from another city told me about this experience and I could totally see how the brain would want to return to the last time it felt real freedom before the day of his wedding.
The defensive tactics used by the brain are truly one of the most exciting things neurologists get to study. None of them have told me that, and I will safely assume so because it is unlikely anyone that highly educated has time to read and disapprove this. If your own mind-the very thing that makes you tick on the clock of life (yes, the brain not your heart)-is also the thing capable of being your greatest challenger, that surely makes the path to success very intriguing.
It might be safe to believe then that humans have largely wasted their time developing armies and other weapons to fight one another, when in reality all they needed to do was fight themselves into not making such dumb-ass decisions. Think about it, if I do not develop a fear of whipped cream and never buy it when I see it at the store, I will never be able to enjoy true nirvana that is a hot chocolate covered with the aforementioned whipped cream. Or Krumcakes-your pick.
If there is a war that needs to happen, it is between you and your cognitive-function-running cerebrum. That is the only fight you should be worried about having your attack strategy ready for. Because you can be sure as hell/heaven/your belief's ultimate destination, the defensive setup for your opponent is better than Mourinho's Chelsea of 2004/05.
Here's to your most important battle. May the arguments always be in your favor.
(Also good luck to all you humans with actually important appointments tomorrow.)
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