#Mind wandering

[bookishwithathought]

“I just get friendship vibes from Azriel and Gwyn”

GOOD

Azriel needs to be friends with his mate before jumping into anything physical. He needs to be fully known, accepted, loved and chosen as a person before loved physically.

Gwyn had choice in physical intimacy stolen from her. Her very first experience with sex was violent, bloody, painful, traumatic. In my humble opinion, based on my own experiences, it would be good for her to be comfortable with her partner as a person first before she moves into physical intimacy. To have a layer of trust between them so she can feel safe to explore.

Any attraction should be built on a foundation of affection for who they are, stains and scars and all.

So good, let them be friends before moving into more ON PAGE, in their own book.

[serenityquest]

By ohmyghoulia

[mindwandering-and-attention]

Hi, I’m Emma, honours student at the University of Manitoba, and principal researcher of the “Mind wandering, inattention, and attentional control” study, which aims to investigate the cognitive mechanisms underlying mind wandering and its relation to Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

We are currently seeking volunteers to participate in our online study. This study is intended for any adults, regardless of whether you have been diagnosed with, or suspect you have, ADHD.

In our study, you will complete a sustained attention task known as a go/no-go task. Periodically, the task will pause, and you will be asked to report on your thoughts and experiences just prior to the prompt. Following the sustained attention task you will complete brief questionnaires about your personality, prior experiences, and demographics.

The study will take approximately 30 minutes. You can complete the study anytime online at:

https://attentionandlearninglab.com/2023/HE2022-0321-COM/

This research has been approved by the Research Ethics Board at the University of Manitoba, Fort Garry campus, and is being completed under the supervision of Dr. Nicholaus Brosowsky.

Your participation is extremely important for the study, which we thank you in advance.

Kind regards,

Emma Fernando

Principal Investigator contact information:

Emma Fernando, Student

University of Manitoba

Email: fernan24@myumanitoba.ca

Principal Investigator contact information:

Dr. Nick Brosowsky, Assistant Professor

University of Manitoba

Email: nicholaus.brosowsky@umanitoba.ca

[ilovedirt]

Mind wanderer: I spend a lot of my mental time thinking aimlessly about my real life in a variety of ways, including creating simulations of real life scenarios involving other people, things in the real world, or projections into the past/future of my present reality

Day dreamer: I spend a lot of my mental time intentionally or aimlessly creating completely fictitious scenarios in my head about creatures, characters, places, and things that do not and/or can not exist in my present reality

Mindful thinker: I spend a lot of my mental time intentionally focusing on the real, present moment of my present existence and experience

Mental ruminator: I spend a lot of my mental time thinking about one thing obsessively, and this one thing may change from time to time to another thing I will think about obsessively, regardless of whether the thing is based in my present reality

[akiothescavenger]

Fictional characters are just their creators oc…. But like…. Published….

[wanderingmind867]

To really demonstrate how much my mind wanders, let me describe my mind on the bus ride to school yesterday. On the bus, I thought about my book and ideas for notes about it, I thought about comics for a bit, I thought about my feelings of deep stress about not reading enough, I thought about how I want to make a note about my social skills class, etc.

My mind wandered all over the place, and there was nothing I could do to control it. It just always does this to me. Even today, it wandered off. I thought of some music I listened to, I thought of some comics ideas i had, and I thought some very existensial thoughts about why i do the things i do. Why do I post online so much? Why can't my brain handle me taking breaks from it? Why am I so insecure? Questions like that. I also admired the sunrise, so that was nice.

[whiterosechrista]

A wandering mind (a.k.a, dreamland musings(?))

I dozed off a few hours, had a wild dream,

the contents so elusive it makes me want to scream.

Please help me forthwith, I am thinking in prose,

each successive rhyme a bit more on the nose.

[missmusketeer]

Mind Drifting

I'm currently staying at a cabin in the woods near central Oregon with family. I thought i could use the time away to use it as an opportunity for a sort of writers retreat if you will. So far not much has been happening the inspiration just hasn't been coming. But in the meantime, I have been checking out the Oregon sights. My favorite thing to do out here is to walk through the woods and let my mind wander so to speak. I find it very freeing, and quite therapeutic. I've been working on some reading projects too while I'm out here. Well rereading actually, but I'll touch up on that later. I want to really focus on a stage play I have in mind for a local theatre company i work for in my home town. I've decided I want to write a murder mystery, a whodunnit. I have some ideas in mind i just need to put them together in a stage play format. My idea is an old man on an isolated island off the coast of Portsmouth is somehow murdered. No one knows how or why? The family must get together to discuss his will which seems to have gone missing, and in trying to find it end up uncovering his mysterious past which seems to be linked to the great fire that nearly destroyed the town of Portsmouth. Any way this is just thinking im still putting my story in motion. there are too many distractions and not enough hours in the day to get much writing done but I'm doing my best. Any way as for my reading projects I brought with me Beyond the Deepwoods and The Master and Margarita. I brought Beyond the Deepwoods because i felt it was appropriate for the occasion. If no one has read the Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddle I highly recommend them. Its a fantasy series which even adults can enjoy. Its about a boy that goes on a life changing journey through the perilous Deepwoods in the fictional world known as the Edge. The Deepwoods are fraught with dangers and friends that come in the for of goblins, trogs, banderbears, and pirates on flying ships. My other reading project The Master and Margarita is a classic Russian novel that takes place in 1930s Moscow. Its about a struggling writer who is inlove with a witch that serves a black cat who loves chess and vodka. Its a beautiful and imaginative story thats a wonderful satire about politics, theology, and life in general. I cant wait to see the movie the trailer seems very well done. I've heard a lot of local russians arent too pleased with it as it supposedly indirectly satirizes Putin and his reign over Russia. I guess we'll have to see how it goes. In the meantime I have other writing and reading projects to work on. I'll keep everyone posted as much as i can. Wishing everyone well!

[wordsneveruttered]

Living in a Novel

I find love and comfort in books. I imagine I’m whoever my favorite character is in the current novel I’m reading, and I let my imagination wander and flow.

[cjjasp]

Writing through the Block #amwriting

We all have moments where our creativity has failed us. Maybe we had an idea, but the words wouldn’t come. Or when they did, they felt stilted, awful. We feel alone and isolated in this because we are writers. The words are supposed to flow from our fingers like water down the Columbia River. Some people call this writers’ block. I think of it as a temporary lull in my creativity. I have learned…

[mckitterick]

before ADHD was an accepted diagnosis, people got called MIND WANDERER

[bookishwithathought]

E/riel gives "But daddy I love him" vibes in the worst of ways

[ered]

Here’s my take on the whole audio books vs. reading:

Oral tradition of storytelling predates written ones by millennias, and honestly, which one you like is just a personal preference.

The actual difference is

when listening, you have no idea how to write characters’ names

when reading, you have no idea how to pronounce characters’ names

hope this helps!

[thenalexica]

different ways different genres approach character inner monologue

Literary Fiction:

Tastes trigger old memories Notices class differences at parties Scattered thoughts when stressed Really aware of tiny details Childhood memories pop up randomly Fighting between what's right and what's wanted

Thriller/Mystery:

Watches how suspects act Remembers similar past cases Quick math during chases Always checking surroundings Mixes cop-talk with self-doubt Deciding if bad choices are worth it

Romance:

Notes every flutter and touch Compares new love to old hurts Overthinks social media stalking Worries about future problems Knows they're messing things up Sees dating patterns repeat

Fantasy:

Feels magic draining energy Thinks about breaking old rules Sees/hears differently than humans Plans spells under pressure Gets flashes of ancestor's lives Struggles with power's temptation

Horror:

Questions what's real Stops explaining weird things Fights between fear and logic Notices missing memories Feels something taking over Watching own morals change

Sci-Fi:

Reads robot parts' data Calculates multiple futures Thinks like an alien Mind warps from time travel Half-human, half-computer thoughts Brain adapts to quantum weird

[graph100]

reading the wikipedia page for tao lin and. marie calloway in "adrien brody" really loves him. its kinda nice seeing it. i read some articles documenting her being ridiculed and like. yeah shes super immature but i am too so its ok. the world revolves around me actually (hyperbole and joke (/hj? lol))

[creativecalm]

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