My brain is too full. This has been a chronic problem for several months now. I spend most of my days moving from task to task without pause. When I do have down time, I want to escape and so I read or watch something. This does let me stop thinking about my things-to-do, but it also crams additional material into my head. I really need a recreational activity that lets me sort my thoughts rather than giving me new thoughts to sort. I hope it warms up soon so that I can get outside and garden. I miss flowers and wet earth.
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Hey, we got wet earth galore here…
Some spots bring to mind the phrase “marshland”
I think I saw VC moving through a rice patty next door…
I recommend something repetitious and productive. That’s probably obvious, but on reflection that seemed like the most important traits. And by “productive”, I don’t mean “getting the things you need to have done, done” so much as an ability to see progress from it in some way so you don’t feel like you’re wasting time.
Gardening is a good example, I think. So is exercise. Another thing that came to mind (due to my own recent experiences) is making chain mail – once you get into the habit, you can attach new rings nearly mindlessly, and let the back half of your brain drift and process things. Same idea with knitting, needlepoint (though to a lesser extent if you’re following a design), and so forth.
The problem with those, as Howard seems to exemplify on a regular basis, is that what starts out as a hobby can quickly turn into an urge to do more…
Walking in the evening or early morning, if possible, seems to be a good time for reflective thoughts and sorting. Even just 20 minutes popping out of your regular space can help.
I was going to suggest knitting but then I’ve been knitting for the past 20-something years. Crochet is good too but not as good. There’s also knitting loom knitting which I’ve heard is quite mindless and one can make hats and scarfs in an evening.
Knitting can be as simple or as complicated as you wish. So one can do more then drop back and do less. Look at http://www.knitty.com and http://www.magknits.com
Have to second this one. At my most productive, I would spend 20-30 minutes each morning on a walk. During that walk, I was sorting through my day, doing some positive talk, and tossing out the “garbage” from the night before. When I would get into the house, I’d take 5 minutes to jot down a few things I’d thought of, then go straight into the shower and continue to “sort through” things.
The only drawback to this was the 15-minute showers…
I know what you mean…
A million little details just trying to fight their way to the top and screaming while they are at it.
Ona