Hyperfoccus

[Voltaic]

i would describe hyerfoccusing as a gain in mental and physical energy put towords a specific goal. energy that can be used to do things that one would not be able to do if not engaged. how i would descibe it for myself, random periods periods of hightened abilities.

it seems to come in random bursts. sometimes i can sit down and write pages and pages, other times, i struggle to put a few sentances for a forum post.

on that note, i am picking this up the next day.

hyperfoccusing can mean the difference between quick and skillfull work, or slow, slugish,and inengadged work. sometimes lack of goes as far as being completely debilatating, as time wares down on me as i force my mind to engage.

another problem is that i cant pick and choose when i hyperfoccus, nor can i choose what i want to foccus on.

for establishing a schedule, this plus my lack of motivation alters if i can actually do the things i want to do.

i dont know if this is universal, or specific to me. with seven billion people in the world, the chances of either are nul. rephrasing my over interpreted statment, i dont know if this is common for people with autism, or a personal... personality thing.



this leads to something else. the word motivation keeps crossing my mind as i wirte. it is to the point where motivation is synonymous with hyperfoccusing, or at leat in a causual relationship.

if i am motivated, i can hyperfoccus, thus getting work done. if i am not motivated, i cant hyperfoccus, and will rather not do it, or be extremely slugish, and ineficient. far from a blanket statment, but close enough to be on average correct.

getting motivated is the real hard part. forcing myself to do tasks rarely works, and when it does, i am not hyperfoccused. wanting to do something is more powerful than forcing myself to do something.

maybe this is a univseral thing...

for the sake of myself, i am going to ask a few questions that could help.

what gets you motivated?
what gets you hyperfoccused?
do you have any tricks to trigger hyperfoccusing?

 

[Catana]

I think you may be using "hyperfocus" to mean something that it isn't. Hyperfocus refers to attention, to be so focused on what you're doing that everything else just goes away. A state of extreme concentration on what's directly in front of you. You seem to be talking about "flow" or creative periods when you can do more than usual. You don't have to be in a hyperfocus state for that, but creative work can certainly trigger hyperfocus sometimes.

For me, motivation and hyperfocus are two separate things. I can't trigger hyperfocus, and motivation is dependent on other factors. It would be interesting to know if anyone can deliberately trigger hyperfocus.

 

[Mary Anne]

I can trigger” hyperfocus when I start engaging in arts or some craft I love. I also can “trigger” hyperficus when I sit on the beach and start looking at the stones and tiny fossils. I can also “trigger” hyper focus when I walk into the woods or prairies, and study the plants, wildlife, and sounds. I know the difference between focus and hyper focus. The first I force myself to do becaus I have to and usually dislike it. The second comes naturally when the situation and environment feels right.