remember something important during a conversation and grit your teeth in concentration trying to keep the thing in mind while still paying attention, ultimately failing at both
The first two are part of the reason I can't sleep at nighttime. It's finally quiet, no distractions, I can finally sit down and focus on that project, and... why's the sun coming up?!
Fortunately I'm retired so I can sleep whenever I want. I typically sleep through the mornings and am awake all afternoon, evening, and night.
The seed - it’s a small thing, but it grows - gradually replacing the original things you were doing. It then consumes you. You can’t stop it. You can’t do anything about it.
It can be someone just mentioning a random thing, a snippet of a memory, or even just seeing something can cause this.
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Nemo@slrpnk.net · 22 pts · 1y
cobysev@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
The first two are part of the reason I can't sleep at nighttime. It's finally quiet, no distractions, I can finally sit down and focus on that project, and... why's the sun coming up?!
Fortunately I'm retired so I can sleep whenever I want. I typically sleep through the mornings and am awake all afternoon, evening, and night.
tarknassus@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
The seed - it’s a small thing, but it grows - gradually replacing the original things you were doing. It then consumes you. You can’t stop it. You can’t do anything about it.
It can be someone just mentioning a random thing, a snippet of a memory, or even just seeing something can cause this.
I hate it.
gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I try to think of it like having a rambunctious friend who takes me on inconveniencing but entertaining adventures
Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
This has made me mess up a lot of home work.