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Did he regain concentration and focus? It's more like he just reduced distractions. That's not the same. What if being distracted is not a bug but a feature an
by closedloop129 4y ago
Did he regain concentration and focus? It's more like he just reduced distractions. That's not the same.
What if being distracted is not a bug but a feature and his mind doesn't want to continue the path of constantly writing books? Instead of eliminating distractions, it could be more helpful to find the activities that don't create the desire for distractions.
- giraffe_lady 4y agomy mind doesn't want to continue the path of constantly working. I've done a lot of kinds of work and am not young, coding is my third career, and I've never found "the activities" that pay rent and don't create the desire for distractions. Want it or not (I don't want it) that's a problem it's on me to solve.
- Digital28 4y agoHe also says the pandemic didn't affect him, but honestly, whether it was Long COVID or an indirect psych effect of isolation, I've had extreme issues concentrating ever since 2020 that have been absolutely bullshit to manage.
- andai 4y agoRe: wide-scale reports of cognitive decline since lockdowns: > In lab animals, isolation has been shown to cause brain shrinkage and the kind of brain changes you'd see in Alzheimer's disease — reduced brain cell connections and reduced levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, which is important for the formation, connection, and repair of brain cells. https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/how-isolation-affects-memory-and-thinking-skills https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/how-isolation-a...
- powerhour 4y agoCourse we don't know if that would still be the case for rats that were capable of communicating with others online.