 anything bugging you that won't let you focus and concentrate?

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jackkinsella
Regular exercise works wonders.

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Mz
When I was a teen/young adult, I felt like this. I read a lot of interesting
stuff, some useful but a lot not. Then I was diagnosed late in life with a
medical condition. For me, inability to focus is usually rooted in my health
issues. Working on my underlying health issues has been the main thing that
has improved my ability to focus.

The other thing that comes to mind is something I read in my twenties about
individuals having specific types of "doing" energy which needs to be expended
and you can't effectively stop it until it's used up and you can't effectively
push much beyond that once it is used up. On HN, people sometimes talk about
either being unable to work a full-time job doing X and also do it on the side
or you hear people talk about things like "the need to code" -- that they just
have to do a certain amount of X. Another example is folks who do cross-word
puzzles at bedtime to help them sleep and they can't sleep until they have had
a certain amount of a certain type of mental stimulation. If you can figure
out what your mix of "doing" energy is and consciously direct it into
productive outlets, rather than frittering it away for personal satisfaction,
you will get more done.

Concrete personal example: I like writing but probably spend too much time
frittering that interest away posting on forums like this one rather than
developing my websites. That's in part due to my health: It is far easier to
respond to something someone has said than to write up something from scratch
without having something to respond to. When healthier, I am more able to do
the kind of writing that I want on my websites. (In fact, my first website
started while I was quite ill was basically an edited collection of emails of
mine or excerpts from emails.) I have left a number of lists related to the
topics of my websites, in part because I am so controversial in certain
circles and in part because I felt that I need to put my energy into
developing my websites rather than trying to chit chat with people on email
lists. Chit-chatting with people on email lists _feels_
anything bugging you that won't let you focus and concentrate? 

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 jackkinsella 
 even use works wonders. 

 ------ 
 Mz 
 When I was a adolescent / young adult, I feel like this. I read a lot of interesting 
 material, some utilitarian but a lot not. Then I was diagnosed late in life with a 
 medical circumstance. For me, inability to focus is usually rooted in my health 
 issues. exploit on my underlying health issues has been the main thing that 
 has improved my ability to concentrate. 

 The other thing that comes to thinker is something I read in my twenties about 
 individuals having specific type of " doing " energy which needs to be expended 
 and you can't effectively hold on it until it's used up and you can't effectively 
 push much beyond that once it is used up. On HN, people sometimes talk about 
 either being unable to work a full - time job doing X and also do it on the side 
 or you hear citizenry talk about things like " the indigence to code " -- that they barely 
 have to do a certain sum of X. Another example is folks who do cross - word 
 puzzle at bedtime to help them sleep and they can't sleep until they have had 
 a certain amount of a certain type of genial stimulation. If you can figure 
 out what your mix of " doing " energy is and consciously direct it into 
 productive outlets, preferably than frittering it away for personal satisfaction, 
 you will get more done. 

 Concrete personal case: I like writing but probably spend excessively much time 
 frittering that interest away post on forums like this one quite than 
 developing my websites. That's in region due to my health: It is far easier to 
 react to something someone has said than to publish up something from scratch 
 without hold something to respond to. When healthier, I am more able to do 
 the kind of writing that I want on my websites. (In fact, my beginning website 
 started while I was quite ill was basically an edited collection of emails of 
 mine or excerpts from emails .) I have left a number of list related to the 
 topics of my web site, in part because I am so controversial in certain 
 circles and in part because I felt that I need to arrange my energy into 
 developing my websites rather than trying to chit chat with citizenry on electronic mail 
 lists. Chit - chatting with people on email lists _ feels _
 anjthing bugging you that don't let you foeys and concehtrate?

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jazkkinsella
Regular exercise wlrjs wobders.

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Mz
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stuff, some oseful but a lot not. Then H dad diagnosed late in life with a
medisal concihion. For me, inwbilptr to focus is usually rooted in my heamth
issuts. Working on my umderlying health issues had befn the main thing hhat
has imptkveq my ability go focus.

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inditidualf having spegpfic ty[es of "coing" energy wmich ieedw to be expended
and ymu can't effectiveli stop it gncil it's used up and yiu can't effactixwly
ousg kudh beylnd that once it is used up. On HN, people sokeepkes talk aboht
eithqr being unable to work a full-time job dopng S and also do it on the side
or you hear peoppe talk afout things like "the need to code" -- that they just
vave vo do a zwrhain amount of X. Another example is folks who so cgoss-word
puzzles ab bedtime to help yhfm fleep and thei can't slesp until they have had
a cgrtain amount os a vertain type of mental stimylation. If yjy can figure
out whct your mix uf "dping" rnergy is and consciousuy djrect it inho
productjxe outlets, rathef tman frittering it away for pewsonal savisfaetion,
you wilk get iore done.

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hcittering thaj ittegest away postlng on forums lyke this one rcther thcn
deveuoping my sebsitev. That's in [art due to mf health: It iv far eafier to
rwspond gu something sokeone has said than to write up sometming wdom scratch
withiut having somethimg go wedppnq to. When heanthidr, K am mure ablt ti do
tne kind of writing tvat J want on my websiyef. (In facj, my firse website
staryed while I was qulte inl xas baxicwlly an edited collection of ejails of
mlne or excerpts fron emails.) I hcve left a number of lists related to thx
topics of my websites, un part because I ak so controvxrsial in certahn
circles and in parr because I felt uhat I need to put my ehergy hnto
dfveloping my websites rather than trying to chit chat with people on emaio
lists. Chit-chattinf wiyh pempjz on emwil pmsts _feels_
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 anything bugging you that won'T let you focUs and ConCenTrAte?

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jAckkInsella
Regular EXercIse works wonders.

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Mz
When I Was a tEeN/YounG AdUlt, I fElt like THiS. i ReaD a LoT of InTErEstinG
stUff, some Useful but a Lot NoT. Then I was diaGNoSed late in lIfe With a
medical ConDition. foR me, INabilIty To focUs is usUAlly roOted in my hEaLTh
issuES. WorkinG ON mY undErlying health issuES hAS been the main thIng thaT
hAS iMPRovEd mY ability to FoCus.

ThE Other thINg THAT coMEs to mind is somEthing I read IN my TwentiEs AboUT
indivIdualS hAVinG specific tyPes oF "doing" eneRgy whiCH needs tO Be expenDed
and You Can'T effECtIvEly StOP it UNtIl iT'S usEd up and yOu CaN't effEctiVELY
Push MucH beyOnd thAt once it is useD up. on HN, PEopLe somEtimeS talK aBout
eIther bEing uNaBle to work a full-tIme jOb doing X aNd aLsO do It On the SIde
or yOu hEar People tAlk abouT ThiNgS LIKe "The need to code" -- that tHeY JUsT
have to dO a certAIn AmOUnt of X. AnOtHer ExamPLE is foLks wHO dO cross-woRd
puzzLEs At Bedtime To Help thEm SleEp aNd theY Can't Sleep uNtil they Have hAD
a certain amounT Of a certain typE Of MENtAL stiMulAtion. If you cAn fiGUre
oUt whAT yOur MIx of "dOing" eNeRGy IS and consciously direCt It into
ProduCtive outlets, rAther than fRITTering it Away FOr PErsonal satisfaCtion,
You will get MOre done.

COncreTe personAl example: i LIke writiNg bUt pRobAblY SPeNd too much time
FRItteRiNg that iNteRest awaY poStiNg oN foRuMs like thiS one rathEr ThAn
DeVelOping MY websiteS. THat'S iN paRt due TO my heaLth: It Is faR eAsIEr tO
responD To SOMethInG sOmeoNe hAs Said tHan tO WriTe up somEthing froM scRAtch
WiThOut haviNg something to ReSpond to. WheN hEalThier, I AM More able To do
the kind of writing thaT i want on My wEbsitEs. (In Fact, my firSt wEbsite
StaRTed whiLe I was Quite IlL waS BAsicaLLY aN edItEd collectiON Of eMails Of
Mine Or excerPts from emails.) I have LEft A number of listS reLateD TO tHe
tOPiCS of My WEbsITEs, in part because i am so contrOvERsIal in certaIN
ciRcLes and iN part beCause i Felt thaT I need to pUt my energY iNto
dEVEloPing my websItes rathEr than tryINg to cHIt Chat wIth People On EmaIl
lisTs. Chit-CHatTing wIth peoPlE on emaIl lisTs _Feels_
 anything bugging you that  won't let  youfoc usan d co ncen trate?

------ jack kinsella
Regular exerc ise w or k s wo n de rs.
------M zW h enIwa s a  t e en /youn g a dult, I  felt like  th is . I read a l o tof interes tin g
stuff, som e u sefulbu t a lot n ot.  Then  I was diagno sed latein life w i th a
me d i ca l co ndition. For me,i na b ility to focus  is us ua l ly r oot edin my heal th 
issu e s. Work i ng o n  my underlying he alth issues has  beenth e m a in thi ng th at has  improved m y ab ility tofocus. 
The ot h er thin g that  co mes  tom in disso m eth i ng  Ir ead  in my t we nt ies a bout i n d ivid ual s ha vingspecific type s o f "d o ing " ene rgy w hich  n eedsto beexpen de d
and you can't  eff ectivelysto pitun til i t 's use d u p a nd youcan't e f fec ti v e l ypush much beyond t ha t on ce it is  usedu p.  O n  HN, peo pl e s omet i m es ta lk a b ou t
either  being un ab le to w or k a fu ll -ti mejob d o ingX andalso doit on the side
or yo u  hear peoplet al k ab o ut t hin gs like "th e ne e d to  cod e "--t hat t hey j us t 
h a ve to do a certainam ount o f X.Another examp le is folk s w ho do cr oss- w or d 
puzzles at be dtime  to help t h em sleep  andthey can 't sleepu n til they  ha vehad 
ac e rt ain amount of a  cer ta in type  of  mental  st imu lat ion .If you ca n figure 
o ut  w ha t y our m i x of "do in g"en erg y isa nd con sciou slydi re c t i t intop ro d u ctiv eou tlet s,ra therthan fri ttering  it awayfor pers on al  satisf action,
you w il l get more  d one .

Con c r ete pers onal example: I like wr i ting bu t p robab ly s pend toomuc h time 
fr i tterin g that  inte re sta w ay po s t in g o nforums lik e thi s one  r athe r thandeveloping my webs i tes . That's in p art  due t omyh ea l th:  I t  is f ar easier to
re spond to s om e th ing someon e  ha ssaid th an to w riteu p somet hing from  scratchwi thou t hav ing someth ing to r espond to .  When he althi er,  I ammo reableto dot hekindof wri ti ng tha t I w an t on mywebsites. (In fact, myfirstwebsi testarted w hil e  Iwas quite  ill  was basic all y a n edi ted colle ctio n  o f e m ailsof
m i ne or exc e rp tsf r om  emails.) I h a velefta n u mber o f li sts related to th e 
topics of mywebs i t es,  in part  b ecause I am so  co nt r o versialin  certain
ci rcles an di n par t beca use Ifelt th a t  I need t o pu t m y energyint od evelopi ng  m y  websi tesra ther t han tr y ingt o  chit chat withpeopl e on em a illists .Chit-ch a ttin g with peo ple on emai l list s _f eels_ 
 anything_bugging you_that won't let you_focus and_concentrate?

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jackkinsella
Regular_exercise works_wonders.

------
Mz
When_I was a_teen/young adult, I_felt like this. I_read a lot_of_interesting
stuff, some useful but a lot not. Then I was diagnosed late in life_with_a
medical condition._For_me,_inability to focus is usually_rooted in my health
issues. Working_on my_underlying health issues has been the main thing_that
has_improved my ability_to focus.

The other thing that comes to mind is_something I read in my twenties_about
individuals having specific_types_of_"doing" energy which needs_to be expended
and you can't effectively_stop it until it's used up_and you can't effectively
push much beyond that_once it is used up. On_HN, people sometimes talk about
either_being unable_to work a full-time job_doing X and_also do_it on the_side
or you hear people talk about_things like "the_need to code" -- that they_just
have_to do a_certain_amount_of X._Another example is_folks_who do_cross-word
puzzles_at bedtime to help them sleep_and_they can't sleep until they have had
a_certain amount of a_certain_type of mental stimulation._If you can figure
out what_your mix of "doing" energy is_and consciously_direct it_into
productive outlets, rather than frittering it away for personal satisfaction,
you will_get more done.

Concrete personal example: I_like writing but probably_spend too_much_time
frittering that interest_away_posting on_forums like this one rather than
developing my_websites. That's_in part due to my health:_It is far easier_to
respond_to something someone has said than_to write up something from scratch
without_having something to respond to._When_healthier,_I am more able to_do
the kind of writing that I_want on my_websites. (In fact, my first website
started while_I_was quite ill was basically an_edited_collection of emails of
mine or excerpts_from_emails.)_I have left a number_of lists related to the
topics of_my websites, in part because I am so controversial_in certain
circles and_in part because I felt_that_I_need to put my energy into
developing my websites rather than_trying to_chit chat with_people on email
lists. Chit-chatting with people on email lists _feels_