Kat's Introspections Episode 1
Hello and welcome to the first edition of Kat's Introspections, where I ramble about something, normally in respect to myself. (Yes, I'm going to be that vague on the description of this.) I'll try to keep it to a set topic each time without going into tangent world. This first one will be very short, since I'm in class waiting for something to render out.
Today's Introspection: Me, Bodily Needs, and Work
So I have managed to misplace my wallet, which contains all cash and cards I have, so today I'm roughing it with very little food, especially since I wasn't hungry enough to eat by the time my ride needed to leave (and me, since I had class). As a result, I'm running into spelling problems on the keyboard and I'm feeling about ready to go to sleep.
This past week has made me think about this type of thing a lot more: I've noticed if I take extremely good care of myself and let myself not only get enough sleep but a full three meals plus late snacks, I can't seem to gain the motivation to work. But! If I wake up, give myself a cup of coffee I'll keep going on that for half a day, the entire time dealing with a drive to keep doing stuff. And oh boy, the day I had two cups I just kept working and working. But I also didn't feed myself much and I sure as hell didn't allow myself much sleep.
So there's a dilemma here: somehow being content in bodily needs makes me lazier. This isn't a new occurrence, I've done this to work on animations while staying up 'till 4 or 5 in the morning. Somehow the dazed mindset it puts me in makes me more receptive to doing things I don't want to do. If I want to get something done, I may have to throw myself out of whack in the head by not eating. This isn't necessarily a fun thought.
Especially since I've noticed I have to balance on this fine line between able to think clearly and too dizzy to do anything correctly. For instance, right now I may not be thinking the most clearly, seeing as how I keep hitting the backspace key. I may not even be in the area of "able to function normally" at this point: but it might be the heat in this lab. I'll find out how well I can actually think when I go try to write up a website next.
This is no thesis paper, nor some exam response. There is no ultimate conclusion here. And seeing as how it's time to pack up, I can't say "here's the ultimatum in his ramble". This ramble is more just an acknowledgment of the balancing act I have to pull to make myself do anything. If there's anything that it may be for, though, it may be to inspire more introspections from myself and others.
Today's Introspection: Me, Bodily Needs, and Work
So I have managed to misplace my wallet, which contains all cash and cards I have, so today I'm roughing it with very little food, especially since I wasn't hungry enough to eat by the time my ride needed to leave (and me, since I had class). As a result, I'm running into spelling problems on the keyboard and I'm feeling about ready to go to sleep.
This past week has made me think about this type of thing a lot more: I've noticed if I take extremely good care of myself and let myself not only get enough sleep but a full three meals plus late snacks, I can't seem to gain the motivation to work. But! If I wake up, give myself a cup of coffee I'll keep going on that for half a day, the entire time dealing with a drive to keep doing stuff. And oh boy, the day I had two cups I just kept working and working. But I also didn't feed myself much and I sure as hell didn't allow myself much sleep.
So there's a dilemma here: somehow being content in bodily needs makes me lazier. This isn't a new occurrence, I've done this to work on animations while staying up 'till 4 or 5 in the morning. Somehow the dazed mindset it puts me in makes me more receptive to doing things I don't want to do. If I want to get something done, I may have to throw myself out of whack in the head by not eating. This isn't necessarily a fun thought.
Especially since I've noticed I have to balance on this fine line between able to think clearly and too dizzy to do anything correctly. For instance, right now I may not be thinking the most clearly, seeing as how I keep hitting the backspace key. I may not even be in the area of "able to function normally" at this point: but it might be the heat in this lab. I'll find out how well I can actually think when I go try to write up a website next.
This is no thesis paper, nor some exam response. There is no ultimate conclusion here. And seeing as how it's time to pack up, I can't say "here's the ultimatum in his ramble". This ramble is more just an acknowledgment of the balancing act I have to pull to make myself do anything. If there's anything that it may be for, though, it may be to inspire more introspections from myself and others.