Yesterday I downloaded an app that would alert me at random times during my workday. I wanted to capture what I was thinking about at a particular moment in time. The exercise is more difficult than it seems, thoughts are fleeting and it's difficult to assess what you are actually thinking. I'd say it's actually a mixture of feeling with mentalese, which you then translate into human language. It's like waking from a jumbled dream, and as you try to make sense of it, the dream itself begins to form. The fragments—images, symbols—weren't held together until you started interpreting them, and in doing so, you create the coherence you now perceive.
- 11:22 Did co-worker merge my PR? I don't want to work on what I'm supposed to be doing.
- 11:42 I'm not sure if this SQL Client has a web version or it's native only.
- 12:46 I should probably buy Citrulline Malate as it increases erectile function and workout performance.
- 16:46 I don't want to change the layout of an invoice because a client doesn't like it.
- 10:37 (while eating breakfast at my desk) I shouldn't be reading this article about a lumberjack creating sculptures.