Morning Wire Meditation, March 12 2020
Morning Wire Meditation, March 12 2020
Like pretty much everybody else in the world right now, I’m trying not to completely panic and not entirely succeeding. I have a usually-well-managed anxiety disorder, not-particularly-well-managed ADHD, and an intermittent hand tremor, and when all three of those decide to act up at once, work gets... very interesting.
Part of why I started doing these pieces was to help me transition into “work” brain - like most people with ADHD, I struggle with task switching. Some days I experiment with new techniques or ideas, some days I just make something random out of the scraps left over from the previous day... and apparently I can also use it as a way to process what I’m feeling so I can settle down enough to actually focus on productive action.
This piece is called “flattening the curve” because, well, that’s what’s on my mind right now, and I used the wire both to express both what I want to see happen (the long low curves) and the tension I’m feeling right now (the tight loops). Because symbolism? I have more to say about it, and I’ll be writing a blog post as soon as I finish putting some curve-flattening precautions into place, but for right now, here it is: a reminder to focus on productive actions, no matter how small, rather than flailing about in a blind panic.
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