Another thing I can never seems to figure out ahead of time is whether I am wasting time or processing information. It seems to take a certain amount of "down" time to let my brain work through complex problems. I noticed this particularly in writing where my process involves about 10 minutes of writing for every 3 hours of what seems like avoidance. These activities can include: cleaning, watching tv, playing on the computer. Anything that is essentially mindless and distracting. It took years to figure out that this "waste" of time was actually critical processing time. I know I am done when I sit back down to write and the words come flowing off my fingers as if -duh- what else could I ever have written. This does not happen if I "buckle down" and keep trying. So processing is extremely important. But sometimes it goes too far. Like this morning I complained to my husband that I didn't have enough money to purchase my Spanish Galleon. Seriously. Gardens of Time may have moved from processing agent into obsession. But since I started playing I've quit watching those ridiculous housewife shows. If only I could "process" while reading Derrida or something. I'd be a genius!
