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At work, I can always be trusted to follow through, not forget anything, and present great ideas. Yet at home, I am so scatterbrained that I skip pages when I put pics in a photo album, forget minor stuff all the time, etc. People at work would never suspect what a dummy I was at home. Are there actual different parts of the brain that function at work versus home? This is a serious question.
At work, I can always be trusted to follow through, not forget anything, and present great ideas. Yet at home, I am so scatterbrained that I skip pages when I put pics in a photo album, forget minor stuff all the time, etc. People at work would never suspect what a dummy I was at home. Are there actual different parts of the brain that function at work versus home? This is a serious question.
Because you, like me, have to be extremely "ON" at work and entrusted to glue it all together for half dozen projects and a dozen people.
At home, I could give a ____ . People can run their own lives, I'm done with it and seldom plan in high detail unless it's a show or important reservation. Mental switch = OFF, meaning I could give a damn at the speed of light until it's back in the lights and judging eyes the next morning. To me, it's a level of effort thing vs. different parts of the brain, but who knows.
I'm told I'm not as joie de vivre as I imagine in the personal life, but I do try and introduce a certain amount of chaos in my travels within boundaries (those being: the plane leaves at (x) time from (y) airport and we're staying at (z) motel).
I can totally relate to this. When I worked in an office environment, my office was perfectly organized. I mainly worked as an executive assistant or office manager, and when my boss walked in and started a sentence like, "Do you have the file on..." I could instantly put my hand on the file and hand it to him before he finished his sentence.
At home....total mayhem, mess, disorganized slob LOL. I guess, because I could.
Plus, I don't think most people have the kind of energy it would take to be that together for 40+ hours, and then also be that way for the rest of the week anywhere else. Our brains do need a break. As well as our bodies.
At work, I can always be trusted to follow through, not forget anything, and present great ideas. Yet at home, I am so scatterbrained that I skip pages when I put pics in a photo album, forget minor stuff all the time, etc. People at work would never suspect what a dummy I was at home. Are there actual different parts of the brain that function at work versus home? This is a serious question.
That's like a couple of outstanding math and physics professors I knew, who couldn't even make the flashing 12:00 on their VCR clocks go away. I had to make house-calls several times, to set them, as they couldn't remember how to do it. But somehow, they both learned to use computers (after enrolling in bonehead computer classes for a couple of terms).
Because the work environment provides more structure, and requires a certain level of performance. You're being paid to hold it together.
^ agree with you.
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No tempting distractions.
The sofa and netflix--they are a constant distraction, I can hear them: "Come on, you have worked hard today. Sit down and relax for a few". The sofa is evil--it can put a spell on me for hours! I try to stay away from it!
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