This strikes a chord with me. Another maybe similar concept that I use internally is “fried”. Don’t know if others have it too, or if it has a different name. The idea is that when I’m drawing, or making music, or writing text, there comes a point where my mind is “fried”. It’s a subtle feeling but I’ve learned to catch it. After that point, continuing working on the same thing is counterproductive, it leads to circles and making the thing worse. So it’s best to stop quickly and switch to something else. Then, if my mind didn’t spend too long in the “fried” state, recovery can be quite quick and I can go back to the thing later in the day.
I call it “bleary” when I want to connote that it’s fried-ness that isn’t from overwork. I have not known that “fried” is what I’m contrasting it to until I read your comment and the words you chose. Thanks!
This strikes a chord with me. Another maybe similar concept that I use internally is “fried”. Don’t know if others have it too, or if it has a different name. The idea is that when I’m drawing, or making music, or writing text, there comes a point where my mind is “fried”. It’s a subtle feeling but I’ve learned to catch it. After that point, continuing working on the same thing is counterproductive, it leads to circles and making the thing worse. So it’s best to stop quickly and switch to something else. Then, if my mind didn’t spend too long in the “fried” state, recovery can be quite quick and I can go back to the thing later in the day.
I call it “bleary” when I want to connote that it’s fried-ness that isn’t from overwork. I have not known that “fried” is what I’m contrasting it to until I read your comment and the words you chose. Thanks!