I honestly fail to understand what seems to be so mind-blowing about this for you. I’m genuinely confused. Because it still sounds to me like you’re saying if you focus on the thing you’re doing, it becomes good. Which, yeah? That’s how that usually works? Again, genuinely confused.
It seems to have been a thought you had that you deemed significantly unusual enough to post it in showerthoughts. I’ve been telling you my understanding of your words, under the assumption that I must be misunderstanding something, so you could clarify them for me. Your replies have unfortunately stayed too vague and flowery for me to understand. Carry on.
Graciously, I think they’re coming from a place of ADHD and assuming that engineers, artists, and scientists either don’t have ADHD or have the superpower “hyperfocus”.
Sadly, hyperfocus is a fickle muse who has chosen not to grace me today. [sobs in ADHD techie]
Yeah, even the fact that OP seems to think (a lot?) about focussing their mind and paying attention might suggest something in that direction. Neurotypical people don’t seem to think about that shit (read: that amazing ability to “just do the thing”) at all. But I have ADHD too, that’s why I know that shit only becomes good (or even gets done) if I actively make myself pay attention to it. I just don’t think that’s unusual per se, only that I need to work harder than other people to achieve the necessary level of attention. I also (sometimes, on good days, when I’ve just finished a piece) consider myself an artist and part of that is (most likely) due precisely to the fact that my mind doesn’t want to focus.
Or you could help me understand what you’re saying. If you can’t be bothered, okay, but it would be nice if you said so.
I’m describing a way of using attention. To put it entirely in one place and to completely remove it from everything else.
And then the place where you put your attention blossoms and everything else rots.
I honestly fail to understand what seems to be so mind-blowing about this for you. I’m genuinely confused. Because it still sounds to me like you’re saying if you focus on the thing you’re doing, it becomes good. Which, yeah? That’s how that usually works? Again, genuinely confused.
Did I say that it is mind-blowing?
That 3 problems in a row for you. 2 of them misrepresentation of the words.
Maybe the problem is on your end. Try thinking about it a bit and then get back to me.
It seems to have been a thought you had that you deemed significantly unusual enough to post it in showerthoughts. I’ve been telling you my understanding of your words, under the assumption that I must be misunderstanding something, so you could clarify them for me. Your replies have unfortunately stayed too vague and flowery for me to understand. Carry on.
Graciously, I think they’re coming from a place of ADHD and assuming that engineers, artists, and scientists either don’t have ADHD or have the superpower “hyperfocus”.
Sadly, hyperfocus is a fickle muse who has chosen not to grace me today. [sobs in ADHD techie]
Yeah, even the fact that OP seems to think (a lot?) about focussing their mind and paying attention might suggest something in that direction. Neurotypical people don’t seem to think about that shit (read: that amazing ability to “just do the thing”) at all. But I have ADHD too, that’s why I know that shit only becomes good (or even gets done) if I actively make myself pay attention to it. I just don’t think that’s unusual per se, only that I need to work harder than other people to achieve the necessary level of attention. I also (sometimes, on good days, when I’ve just finished a piece) consider myself an artist and part of that is (most likely) due precisely to the fact that my mind doesn’t want to focus.
Maybe I’m just confused by the flowery language.
Nah, it’s just not as deep as they’re making it out to be.
Its a shower thought. No one’s drowning in depth here.