Brain Overload
Hi. I'm sure everyone here has had "Brain Overload," which isn't a medical term, I guess, but it's what happens when a person is confronted with too many options. I find that from the moment I get up, I find myself at a crossroads. On a really disorganized day, I picture myself standing there staring at all the signs pointing in diverse directions. If I don't prepare for this before I engage with my projects online, I become overwhelmed, and judging from what other people have told me, they experience the same. I guess the difference between how I handle this now and how I handled it before, when I first started at WA, is pretty enormous. I still find I'm anxious at the start of my day, but I've managed, through a lot of patience self-counseling and meditation, that I can slow myself down and I can do it without panicking.
Panic is one of those things I've been dealing with most of my life, in one form or another. Especially difficult for me is tackling unknown procedures and technical information and how to use it. Of course, I ask questions. But ultimately you have to do it, and sometimes it's just a matter of slowing down the brain (I do it thru meditation and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT). Sometimes the other shoe drops, as they say, after a little while. I allow my brain to sort of work while I'm asleep. I do believe that the brain is capable of that because I've often left things that I tried resolving by thinking and got nowhere. Overnight, with a fresh mind, the answers do sometimes come just like the snap of my fingers.
I keep plowing away, like a sculptor chipping away at a block of granite, and gradually the form reveals itself to me. So, I guess it's a success post. It's another step in the long road ahead. And that's my journey, from point A to point B, with a lot of moving around in the dark. Shining a light in there is the way to get ahead, and whether I see it as an endless tunnel, or something similar, I know I'll get there.
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Wow did you have time to read my brain too lol. Yea that sounds very familiar. Very well put
Thanks for your comments. Yes, and I learned to navigate that way quite recently. At first it's kind of scary, and then you sort of feel yourself needing to make some progress, after a rest, and so you get up and start to hack your way through the jungle. That's kind of how I feel. Every day is a challenge, but it does get less formidable as time goes by.
Yeah, it does get better over time. My big problem has been obsessing over the technical stuff, which robs me of creativity because I spend all of my energy on butting heads with a challenging technical issue, which I do better after I've released all of my creative energy. Otherwise, I just get frustrated and discouraged. So, I'm doing it different now. My content comes first, then I can relax and focus on the technical.
Thanks for your input.
Whenever I have moved to a different city or town I have made it a point to drive to at least one neighboring destination a week to learn more about the area. I would have lunch, meet a few locals, maybe stop at their town hall or something. Moral of this is I could pass through these places at 55 to 75 miles an hour and know they exist but I wouldn't know more about them unless I slow down and take the time to learn.
Have a great week.
Andy Zeus Anderson
Always be there even if you continue like the turtle.. slow... He finished didn't he?
Tried and true
Elaine
Hi, I'm right there with you. I get it, slow and steady wins the race. Congratulations for continuing on your adventure with WA! Don't ever give up!!
Irene
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My dear man, we all have this problem from time to time. Some people can deal with this, some can't, we are all different. Now,
how can we focus? With joy and excitement. Meditate on that and know you can do anything - given time. That's the difference. I have been in a very stressful situation, had help from a lady that gave me some tablets to reduce my andrelin rush, I did make progress but it did take time for me. I ended up knowing so much more that had not been shown to me. After that, I knew I could handle anything, given time.
Handle your "must do's" and remember to chunk your learning practices.
Cheers Jae ☼