Hi again
This weekend is just starting and we have Aly's mom with us to take care of the baby.
What a joy and comfort!
Here is how my week has been so far. My brain won't shut up. I couldn't sleep or work. The baby was crying almost all the time.
Great! And there was my brain talking to me in the middle of the night.
"Hey there.
It's Your Brain.
I have a confession to make... and it's kind of embarrassing :-/
I'm not as smart as you think I am... at least not in the way you act as I should be.
I'm WAYYY smarter than you realize in other ways... which is why I want to clear up this misunderstanding."
Blah, blah, blah ... and it got to the surface all sorts of ideas! 10 thoughts per sec!
"See, the truth is...
I SUCK at multi-tasking!
And by making me try to do it, you've been wasting a HUGE amount of productive time.
Poof. Gone.
Time you'll never get back.
And I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner :-("
WTF? I went to the fridge, had something to eat, drink some water...I was trying to relax.
Have I been asking my brain for any multi-tasking at 2 AM? Sure not!
Was I frustrated because I couldn't change the baby, give Aly some affection, go out shopping, and work at the same time. Hell! Yes!
But look - it's not just YOUR Brain that sucks at multi-tasking...
ALL human brains are terrible at it.
Because there's no way to effectively multi-task.
The best we brains can do is rapidly switch between tasks... which takes a huge amount of willpower, and actually burns energy...
Which translates into less productive time, more fatigue, and higher stress levels.
Think about it...
You're working furiously all day, jumping from one urgent task to the next...
It feels like you're playing a cruel game of whack-a-mole... a game that you can't win.
The "moles" are laughing at you... taunting you as they relentlessly continue to bombard you...
Your Focus peters out... your concentration is shallow, never getting to the heart of anything you're trying to figure out...
It's no fun for you...
"And just imagine how to dang hard it is on ME, Your Brain!"
Here it comes again!
I'll stop here so you don't think I've gone nuts!
What do you guys do to relax, to be able to sleep, or to use time more effectively during the day???
How did you manage the period when you got your first-born home?
Thanks for reading and for any further advice!