Ever had one of those moments where you suddenly understand why your friends keep insisting you have ADHD? Well, I’m smack in the middle of one right now, and let me tell you, it’s a wild ride :p
*** Note to self: It’s time to take a deep breath and align my chakras… or something? Maybe some meditating? LOL, as if.
So I’m in one of my hyper, frenzied moods… my mind buzzing with seventeen different project ideas. Each one feels like the most exciting thing I’ve ever thought of, and my brain is firing on all cylinders with plans on how to make each one happen.
Every waking moment that I’m not working, I’m erratically jumping back and forth working on all these ideas and convinced I’m achieving maximum productivity! If I happen to wake up at 4:30 AM, my mind starts racing and there’s no way in hell that I’m getting back to sleep. So I’m up and on the laptop, working on idea number 12, but also a bit on idea number 7.
However, this tornado of activity I’ve created leaves much to be desired… there’s 0% “planning” and 100% “doing”. I’m so eager to see my ideas come to life that I dive headfirst into hours of work, only to undo it all when I change my mind or stumble upon a “better” way. It’s a constant cycle of creation and destruction.
As we speak, I’ve pushed some other piece of work aside to write this… I’m typing away like a person possessed, grinning like a maniac. Don’t get me wrong, I’m having the best fun obviously. I’m super enjoying myself and feeling tons of rushes of happy hormones as I work. But there’s a tiny problem…
Despite all this frenetic energy, I end up only DOING about 12 minutes of actual productive work on each of my 17 projects. Nothing gets completed, and my grand ideas remain just that – ideas.
So, can you guess what happens next? At some point, my brain will hit the brakes and declare, “Okay, we’re done with all that. Time for some Netflix and phone scrolling. We’ll get back to those other things… someday.” Just like that, all my amazing projects with “so much potential” grind to a halt.
Even as I write this, I’m realizing it might be a bit long for a Facebook post. Maybe this would work better as a blog post? But I don’t have a blog… Wait a minute! I should create a blog on my website where I can share all my amazingly valuable insights about life. Yes, that’s it! Another brilliant idea to add to the list!
And so the cycle continues…