Getting Into Things That Are Hard to Get Into

Wandering minds are told to find something “novel” to stay engaged

But the novel wears out

Here’s another idea…

“I can’t get anything done unless there’s a deadline or I’m interested in it already…”

Regardless of the amount of organizing, setting up task systems, and the like, one might feel helpless against themselves, particularly in trying to get something done in which one doesn’t have an inherent interest.

Ideas and emotions often fly faster than working memory can manage, partic...