Can someone on /sci/ explain wtf is wrong with me?
I literally can't think or imagine something unless I am doing some task repeatedly. Literally, it can be anything (counting, reading the same passage over and over, running, etc), but I have to be doing it repeatedly- then all of a sudden my imagination comes to life after a certain number of repetitions and I can actually think (unrelated to the content being repeated) and form new ideas and solve problems "in my head" without using paper-.
I know I know, "you're just an idiot," but seriously I would like to know if anyone else experiences this. I know some people *cannot* "turn it off" and others can "turn it on" at will, but for me I have to be doing something *repeatedly* (regardless of what it is) to "turn it on."
The only other thing that "turns it on" is when I am walking, jogging, or running- but not sprinting. I ran track when I was in high school (over a decade ago now) and I remember how frustrating it was for me because I would struggle to "get" things in class when we were sitting motionless, but then during practice after school I would be overwhelmed by my own imagination cycling through all the concepts that were discussed during the day but not have any idea what to do about it so I would just let them pass through and never bother trying to "capture" them. Was very frustrating at the time but I had no idea what to do about it.
I've since grown to learn how to capture my thoughts more appropriately and capitalize on the effect of walking, running, jogging (and repetition) but just wanted to hear your thoughts or experiences on this. Any possible scientific explanations as to why this might be occurring?
I have my own pet hypothesis but it's kind of crude and incomplete so I'm embarrassed to share it.
I literally can't think or imagine something unless I am doing some task repeatedly. Literally, it can be anything (counting, reading the same passage over and over, running, etc), but I have to be doing it repeatedly- then all of a sudden my imagination comes to life after a certain number of repetitions and I can actually think (unrelated to the content being repeated) and form new ideas and solve problems "in my head" without using paper-.
I know I know, "you're just an idiot," but seriously I would like to know if anyone else experiences this. I know some people *cannot* "turn it off" and others can "turn it on" at will, but for me I have to be doing something *repeatedly* (regardless of what it is) to "turn it on."
The only other thing that "turns it on" is when I am walking, jogging, or running- but not sprinting. I ran track when I was in high school (over a decade ago now) and I remember how frustrating it was for me because I would struggle to "get" things in class when we were sitting motionless, but then during practice after school I would be overwhelmed by my own imagination cycling through all the concepts that were discussed during the day but not have any idea what to do about it so I would just let them pass through and never bother trying to "capture" them. Was very frustrating at the time but I had no idea what to do about it.
I've since grown to learn how to capture my thoughts more appropriately and capitalize on the effect of walking, running, jogging (and repetition) but just wanted to hear your thoughts or experiences on this. Any possible scientific explanations as to why this might be occurring?
I have my own pet hypothesis but it's kind of crude and incomplete so I'm embarrassed to share it.
