"I have a short attention span generally, so I did everything I could to promote a wandering mind."
— Heritage, Stuart
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Date
June 12, 2015
Metaphor
"I have a short attention span generally, so I did everything I could to promote a wandering mind."
Metaphor in Context
I have a short attention span generally, so I did everything I could to promote a wandering mind. I played soft music as I worked. I kept a pen and paper nearby, in case I felt like doodling. But having free time to daydream is a luxury that I can't afford. Now that there's a baby in the house, everything has become a short-deadline emergency. Time spent leisurely exploring my mind's interior right now is absolutely time wasted. Not to be indelicate, but the only time I even came close to attempting this was on the toilet, and to some extent it worked. It gave me the time to piece together a column about baby poo. Whether or not that was the book's intention is unclear.
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Reading
Citation
Stuart Heritage, "Bored of Mindfulness? Give Mindlessness a Try," The Guardian (June 12, 2015) <Link to www.guardian.com>
Date of Entry
06/13/2015
