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Cake day: August 14th, 2023

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  • This is what I’m like now. The memories are there, but I can’t deliberately recall them. My memory used to be amazing, and I’d be the one who could remember all the details of everything.

    Now, I struggle to remember anything without context. I can’t remember most of what I did this week, but if someone said that we went to the supermarket on Monday, for example, then I’d recall lots of random details, but not necessarily anything important. It can be very frustrating.



  • Can you trick yourself into doing it the other way?

    ‘GUI building blocks let me see the shape of the finished code. Once I know the shape, I can work backwards to finer detail.’

    ‘Making music with the simplified tools lets me get the tune out so I don’t forget it, then I can replace parts with the proper instruments and tools.’

    I’m still trying to get my head around coding, but I use the music trick to learn songs. I play them one note at a time on either bass or guitar to figure out the tune, then play them properly with chords or figure out the bass line once I know where the song’s going :)


  • Consciously processing the information that is coming at you while driving is just too much. Noticing everything.

    Approaching intersection. Light is green. Four way intersection. Nobody turning left. Car in front of me holding speed. Black car. Behind me car holding speed red car. Pedestrians crossing in line with traffic on other side of street. No pedestrians this side. Light is still green. Car in front is still black. Car in front slowing slightly. Lane change behind me car is now green and matching my speed. Car turning right at intersection is silver and stopped to give me right of way.

    Whew.

    Ironically, this is the reason I love my motorbike. I can ride for hours in that state, and it feels amazing, like it’s feeding the hyperfocus, hyperactive part of my brain.

    The second I stop though, I’m exhausted.