tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10718822.post3676733784063283782..comments2023-09-25T09:57:18.004-05:00Comments on Patsy's Ponderings by Patsy Terrell: How My Brain WorksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10718822.post-28954297867767380292010-07-07T21:38:13.593-05:002010-07-07T21:38:13.593-05:00I am a devotee of pen and paper and find writing a...I am a devotee of pen and paper and find writing about something to be one of the best ways to figure it out. Not just the standard pro/con list, but writing at length about whatever it is. That may take more of my "top of mind" energy, but other thoughts are still continuing. <br /><br />I'm not sure what you call my kind of thought process. It's pretty typical ADHD, but I don't consider that a negative. I don't know how people who think about only one thing at a time ever get anything done! :)Patsy Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265729671827964868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10718822.post-48330569885671895732010-07-07T16:29:01.349-05:002010-07-07T16:29:01.349-05:00About segregating work and leisure thoughts: Some ...About segregating work and leisure thoughts: Some of my best work ideas have come to me when I'm doing something else, but how can you charge a client for the time you spend taking a shower or mowing the lawn? <br /><br />So would you consider yourself a multitasker (multitasking: the art of doing five things poorly)? <br /><br />If I have something emotional on my mind, anything from a letter to the editor to a trip diary to the weighing of a major life decision, I find it best to just give in to the task at hand. <br /><br />Write down my thoughts until the mental tank is empty. Otherwise, I'm jotting cryptic notes every couple of minutes, comments which might not make any sense later (or may not even be legible if I'm writing when I should be sleeping). This drip-drip-drip method clogs the brain and keeps other, perhaps more important thoughts from breaking through. <br /><br />If I have the time to just give in to the task, this removes it from my mind entirely. Only rarely do I add anything later after such an exhaustive detailing.sigersonhttp://www.shpvideo.comnoreply@blogger.com