In the past several days, I don't even know how many times I have started a thread to ask a question, when I remember something that answers it. Not sure if it is just a slow memory, or a poor filing system in my brain. seems like it would be more helpful if I could answer my own questions before I need to type out a post.
Actually... I guess it would be that due to trying to provide enough info to properly ask a question, I stumble across the needed information. (hence the need for the process, I presume)
... see, there I go again.
anyway, do I give myself the karma, or should I just grant it to a karma charity?
travis_farmer:
In the past several days, I don't even know how many times I have started a thread to ask a question, when I remember something that answers it. Not sure if it is just a slow memory, or a poor filing system in my brain. seems like it would be more helpful if I could answer my own questions before I need to type out a post.
Actually... I guess it would be that due to trying to provide enough info to properly ask a question, I stumble across the needed information. (hence the need for the process, I presume)
... see, there I go again.
anyway, do I give myself the karma, or should I just grant it to a karma charity?
~Travis
Can you give yourself carma? I never tried, because I secretly imagine that people who karma themselves get flagged, for upper-echelon members to see and smile at. Or maybe you'd get an automatic timeout to enjoy spending some time with yourself after giving yourself karma!
travis_farmer:
Not sure if it is just a slow memory, or a poor filing system in my brain.
Neither. The process of starting a post puts your brain in a state conducive to reaching a solution. Like everything else in a living creature's body a brain is a machine that requires management. In your case, some writing gets it working the way you want.
There is a list of such things as long as there are people on this planet: walking, running, mowing, driving, shooting, meditating, boxing, reading, talking, writing, knitting, woodworking, cooking, listening to music, etcetera all work for someone.
travis_farmer:
I was on Adderall as a kid actually. I don't remember why I was switched to something else.
~Travis
More effective?
My understanding of the limbic system of the brain includes the concept that during puberty there is an inversion of the effect of the amygdala, and corresponding systems. Prior to puberty, the drugs we consider to be stimulants cause increased concentration on a specific topic (adderall and ritalin specifically.) This reduces the symptoms of ADD and ADHD by bringing the resources of the brain to bear on a particular focus. After puberty however, the chemistry of the brain changes due to secretions of the pituitary and pineal glands (that are still poorly understood) and stimulants have a 'stimulating' effect that do not increase concentration.
Diagnosis of "asperger's" often accompanies ADD-ish syndromes, kids are often switched from these 'stimulants' to hypnotics that counter the effects of a 'wandering mind'. I am suspicious of the 'leveling effect', so I did not approve of my son being put on those drugs.
I feel that I should state that I am not completely happy with the progress of his syndrome so far. He has "run away" - although I am perfectly aware of his whereabouts, and keep ~slightly~ in touch with the family of his girlfriend that he has gone to live with. He has a job, is still in school and has steered clear of the law - he seems to be handling life well. What more can a parent ask, eh?)
The act of putting the problem into words so that others can understand it often clarifies the problem in your own mind, leading to an answer.
The opposite of that is that it's easier to spot someone else's error than your own. The 'fresh pair of eyes' solution.
