Unspired
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I know it is an Aspie trait to have obsessive interests. For me, however, I have something I'll be intensely motivated to do for a week, and it will be the meaning of my life.
An example: one time I became obsessed with dimensions, and the way they built on each other, and what they meant, and how they could be connected to reality. I would bring up dimensions into anything I did, talk about them with anyone I could. When I first discovered the concept I was fascinated and I felt like my whole perception of life had changed and would be changed for my entire life. The motivation was intense, and I couldn't stop thinking about it.
I actually did learn a lot of interesting stuff about dimensions and reality, but I feel like I was living in a different world. Now I'm back to boring reality, possibly because I learned all I thought there was to learn and analyse with respect to dimensions. From this perspective, I can't understand how I was so motivated to learn about dimensions.
This has happened many times throughout my life with many different subjects. Dimensions is one example of dozens. I remember an even stronger motivation with theoretical astrophysics and string theory (which I think is what led me to dimensions). Afterward I may feel a period of no motivation / almost depression. Until I find the next topic to fall in love with. Currently in that stage of depression, recovering from obsessively trying to learn a language in a week.. didn't work. I learned an amazing amount though.
Too many interests in my brain can't choose one and just go with it.
I'm curious if this is a result of a combination of ADHD and Asperger's of some sort. Anyone else experience things like this?
An example: one time I became obsessed with dimensions, and the way they built on each other, and what they meant, and how they could be connected to reality. I would bring up dimensions into anything I did, talk about them with anyone I could. When I first discovered the concept I was fascinated and I felt like my whole perception of life had changed and would be changed for my entire life. The motivation was intense, and I couldn't stop thinking about it.
I actually did learn a lot of interesting stuff about dimensions and reality, but I feel like I was living in a different world. Now I'm back to boring reality, possibly because I learned all I thought there was to learn and analyse with respect to dimensions. From this perspective, I can't understand how I was so motivated to learn about dimensions.
This has happened many times throughout my life with many different subjects. Dimensions is one example of dozens. I remember an even stronger motivation with theoretical astrophysics and string theory (which I think is what led me to dimensions). Afterward I may feel a period of no motivation / almost depression. Until I find the next topic to fall in love with. Currently in that stage of depression, recovering from obsessively trying to learn a language in a week.. didn't work. I learned an amazing amount though.
Too many interests in my brain can't choose one and just go with it.
I'm curious if this is a result of a combination of ADHD and Asperger's of some sort. Anyone else experience things like this?