Comments on: Phew! That creative burst is over I can get back to doing other stuff http://thedeadone.net/blog/phew-that-creative-burst-is-over-i-can-get-back-to-doing-other-stuff/ Welcome to the Other Side Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:30:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Mark http://thedeadone.net/blog/phew-that-creative-burst-is-over-i-can-get-back-to-doing-other-stuff/#comment-70860 Mark Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:20:55 +0000 http://thedeadone.net/blog/phew-that-creative-burst-is-over-i-can-get-back-to-doing-other-stuff/#comment-70860 Hi Karen! <blockquote>And the problem is that the activities are disparate enough that my brain sees no particular conflict with acquiring just such a target-lock on two projects AT THE SAME TIME. That is, until the lock is acquired.</blockquote> Ouch. I've never experinced that. Always been a one project type of person. I can't imagine the time conflict you'd have with that. I think by necessity I couldn't do that... But once the burst is over and I've thrown the output to the lions (made it free), I'm left with another project to maintain.
Hi Karen!

And the problem is that the activities are disparate enough that my brain sees no particular conflict with acquiring just such a target-lock on two projects AT THE SAME TIME. That is, until the lock is acquired.

Ouch. I’ve never experinced that. Always been a one project type of person. I can’t imagine the time conflict you’d have with that. I think by necessity I couldn’t do that… But once the burst is over and I’ve thrown the output to the lions (made it free), I’m left with another project to maintain.

]]> By: Karen in Wichita http://thedeadone.net/blog/phew-that-creative-burst-is-over-i-can-get-back-to-doing-other-stuff/#comment-70503 Karen in Wichita Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:51:04 +0000 http://thedeadone.net/blog/phew-that-creative-burst-is-over-i-can-get-back-to-doing-other-stuff/#comment-70503 Yup. Been there, done that, and I can testify that it applies to coding, writing, and even sewing (soft sculpture stuff; I've heard people say it happens with plain ole sewing-clothes-from-patterns projects, but certainly not for me). And the problem is that the activities are disparate enough that my brain sees no particular conflict with acquiring just such a target-lock on two projects AT THE SAME TIME. That is, until the lock is acquired. *Then* it sees conflict like whoa. I've always thought of it as part of the benefits package that (often) comes with ADHD, but I could be wrong.
Yup. Been there, done that, and I can testify that it applies to coding, writing, and even sewing (soft sculpture stuff; I’ve heard people say it happens with plain ole sewing-clothes-from-patterns projects, but certainly not for me). And the problem is that the activities are disparate enough that my brain sees no particular conflict with acquiring just such a target-lock on two projects AT THE SAME TIME. That is, until the lock is acquired. *Then* it sees conflict like whoa.

I’ve always thought of it as part of the benefits package that (often) comes with ADHD, but I could be wrong.

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