tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post6529745159473398199..comments2024-02-14T04:01:44.502-05:00Comments on Prof-like Substance: HBHM (2 of 5): Work like a butterfly, focus like a goldfishProf-like Substancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536241129674490468noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post-88025970957859598622022-09-11T14:05:19.952-04:002022-09-11T14:05:19.952-04:00Thanks for sharing this nice blog. And thanks for ...Thanks for sharing this nice blog. And thanks for the information. <br /> Tuchelhttps://licenza-automobili.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post-38497773977364028132010-05-26T02:43:55.938-04:002010-05-26T02:43:55.938-04:00I have, unmedicated, two attentional settings: &qu...I have, unmedicated, two attentional settings: "I think...oh, hey, sun on car! Glitters! Like snow! Must get new sunglasses before winter! Um...what was I saying?" and "Honey! I've only asked you five times! Didn't you smell the smoke? Didn't you hear the timer go off?" <br /><br />Either no focus or hyperfocus. <br />Medication gives me settings in between which helps tremendously. I still prefer to write the novel in hyperfocus, and the light focus is helpful in driving. But for the rest of life, a middle setting is a good thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post-29171026563253902202010-05-26T00:58:33.879-04:002010-05-26T00:58:33.879-04:00Very interesting! When I was working, I happily k...Very interesting! When I was working, I happily kept my focus on several different things at once, and seemed to work best when I had lots of things going on. My desk was always a chaotic mess piled with papers but I knew where everything was. Now that I am not working and presumably have more time on my hands and fewer things with urgent deadlines, I find it harder to focus on any one thing that I would like to do. Still the same pile of papers on my desk, but I am less sure of where things are or what's in the pile. There are many different ways of coping successfully with work life, and when one is so fortunate as to be employed doing work one has chosen, even one's so called problems can be reformulated as advantageous work methods, which is fabulous! I am still on a quest after all these years to figure out how non-work life functions and how my ill-suited self, which did not choose this, can function more advantageously. Your post has given me some things to think about.Zuskahttp://www.scienceblogs.com/thusspakezuskanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post-2440356255154857852010-05-25T17:19:15.619-04:002010-05-25T17:19:15.619-04:00One caveat from having observed untreated ADHD ove...One caveat from having observed untreated ADHD over a long period of time:<br /><br />Some adaptations are less benign than others. $EX_WIFE self-medicated on catecholamines -- she started out the day worrying until her stress level got high enough to keep her focused. Chronic stress is Not Good For You long term, so finding other ways to manage is pretty important.<br /><br />One of the boys looks to be doing something sort of similar. Well, "adult" means that Dad gets to be concerned without any real leverage. My stress point, I guess.D. C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06515125525097163604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post-24591882021494212702010-05-25T15:49:39.941-04:002010-05-25T15:49:39.941-04:00Wow, I feel like I'm reading about myself, too...Wow, I feel like I'm reading about myself, too. I often feel like I require a certain amount of screwing around in order to focus when necessary. I wonder what would happen if I tried ritalin... seeing as how I somehow manage to get a lot done this way, maybe I'd suddenly become superhuman? Coffee HELPS my focus though, if I have a shot of caffeine in the afternoon sometimes I just go on fire!Arlennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199564304824250359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post-45221008689057954632010-05-25T14:18:15.346-04:002010-05-25T14:18:15.346-04:00I'm not saying that I have any idea whether or...I'm not saying that I have any idea whether or not my ability to focus is something that a doctor might label as ADD, just noting that the possibility has been brought up before. Frankly, I don't really care how or if it's labeled, only that I have found what I consider an effective way to use the time I often need to refocus. <br /><br />I would guess that the ability to focus for a long period of time on one thing is in the minority of people, rather than the majority.Prof-like Substancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536241129674490468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post-47724912706510313212010-05-25T13:28:22.962-04:002010-05-25T13:28:22.962-04:00Ha ha, ditto. Dunno if I like labeling as ADD or s...Ha ha, ditto. Dunno if I like labeling as ADD or something clinical - even preclinical. I think too easy nowadays to do that (autism rates anyone?). I think it's just an ability, or need, to multitask and it might have more to do with addiction to dopamine rewards than misfiring/miswiring. When you're working on 100 things at once, you can feel a great sense of accomplishment at getting shit done. The downside is the masochistic sense of failure when you're panicking because you're over stretched.tideliarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570056632131128856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post-26678923685912695042010-05-25T13:07:29.667-04:002010-05-25T13:07:29.667-04:00I wonder how common the ADD-like phenotype is amon...I wonder how common the ADD-like phenotype is among scientist types? Because I also relate to your tale. In fact, I was in the middle of writing something else when I had to stop to take a look around the interwebs. Also, I can't stand it when it is quiet (music/radio always going if I'm trying to work). I like to think that my scatteredness could be a good thing for this job, but I guess we'll see. Great post, and I like your idea for the series this week.Gerty-Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10195803424636275992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post-49830690887238137912010-05-25T10:52:52.383-04:002010-05-25T10:52:52.383-04:00I too have ADHD issues. lin's description soun...I too have ADHD issues. lin's description sounds a lot like me. But when there are no imminent deadlines looming, but there's still a big pile of work, it is very frustrating that my brain won't let me get on with it, particularly when the pile is large and frittering time away means that I leave myself very little time for relaxation and a social life as a result. Then I have these towering piles of all kinds of academic work, and feel overwhelmed and incapable as a result. :-(Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post-40066257325147056022010-05-25T09:56:01.245-04:002010-05-25T09:56:01.245-04:00I have a very similar issue, scatteredness as you ...I have a very similar issue, scatteredness as you nicely put it. Listening to music (over headphones) helps me focus, the louder the better. And cutting back on caffeine helps. <br /><br />I consider the ability to juggle multiple projects is a great gift. There's never a dull moment!GMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872461021953583473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post-29817355078301230462010-05-25T09:08:32.178-04:002010-05-25T09:08:32.178-04:00It does feel a bit like you are like me! I am less...It does feel a bit like you are like me! I am less distracted, with some sort of capablility to focus on one thing, however, in my mind I have multiple trains of thoughts running at the same time, in different paces. I need the feeling of plague and pestilence hunting me down to get me focused, but when I am I can pull things off. As such I spend a lot of time reading blogs. At work, as well actually. At first I felt bad, but it has helped me in so many ways, that the ICT people would be really stupid to block me off the net for that :)linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547412750676016710noreply@blogger.com