After working for many years in a “fast pace environment” I can’t help but notice that I have increasing difficulties to do simple tasks.
In office, I always start multiple tasks at the same time. I noticed I often start but barely finish.
At home, it gets even worse. “Let’s make tea” takes several back and forth to the kitchen, wondering what I am doing there. Then forgetting I boiled water.
I’ve tried to trick myself by ordering tasks, but ultimately I end up asking myself what was I doing until now.
I don’t take medicines of any kind. “1st world problem” is granted, accepted, validated.
I’m sure I’m not the only one. Have you found a recipe that works for you ?
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It used to really fog my brain in my 20s, but in my 30s I’m okay with multi-tasking.
I think I just got used to the idea of documenting my progress, and doing work in increments so that I can switch between projects with not too much inertia.
In my 20s I kept everything in my head, or barely wrote anything down and the head inertia was real.
I also now know from experience where certain rabbitholes go. Ive pursued every fruitless tangent task to fruition already in my 20s, that it no longer spurs my curiosity in my 30s.
TLDR; it gets better with time.
Thanks, seems you’re not the only one writing down things…
Maybe I should try that as others suggested too. It’s something I was so happy to get rid of when I finished studying… Oh well
Hah yeah. The notes dont have to be detailed or coherent mind you, just rough sentences on what you did and what you’ll pick up next time. Good luck!
Sounds like you made changes to get better. The TDLR glosses over all that work and makes it seem like you are saying for OP to just sit and wait for it to resolve on its own.
Well, a little bit of both. It looks like OP is already putting in the time by diving down fruitless tangents, and will ultimately learn this lesson one way or another. I do believe it’s inevitable from OP’s described patterns, and that they ultimately shouldn’t worry too much about it.