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I've often noticed that I'm weirdly productive with a low level illness. It's as though my focus is improved .
by jimmytidey 8y ago
I've often noticed that I'm weirdly productive with a low level illness. It's as though my focus is improved .
- quickthrower2 8y agoThink I know what you mean. Sitting at a computer is more appealing when a bit sick, but more likely to want to get out and about if feeling well.
- orev 8y agoSimilar to having a single drink or two. It dulls the brain just enough to remove internal distracting thoughts, but not enough to dull all higher thought functions.
- noir_lord 8y agoSleep deprivation (I’m an insomniac) has a similar effect if I have a lot of grindy work to do there is a point between tired and exhausted where I can hammer through it. It’s a but like the balmer peak though.
- CodeFunctor 8y agoAnecdotally this has not been my experience; I am just as likely to procrastinate while also being marginally cognitively impaired.
- baccheion 8y agoMaybe it's due to histamine.