I am finding that I can’t run on automatic any more.
I guess another way of saying it is I can’t multitask. I never was good at it. Now it is a disaster.
I need to focus or tragedy awaits. If I am going to put down my coffee cup I need to pay attention or I end up setting it on the edge of a book where it tips over. The other day I was starting to take my pills for the day and found myself going on automatic. What that meant was I would forget to take one and possibly miss both. I need to focus. When driving I now need to either control the car or use my mouth.
Of course I do go on automatic. It usually involves sitting and staring out the window, thinking about all the great thoughts of the universe, or, as the comedian said, “Nothing.” It is also something that I can only get away with when firmly rooted in a non-moving chair. It does not go well when I am washing dishes or driving.
At least I can’t trip if I am not moving.
homo unius libri
Opus 2021-135: Ode to Old: Running on Automatic
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Yeah, it gets worse with time I've discovered.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think you are behind me on the journey.
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