Delayed Cognition

It's almost a cliche: something happens to you and you immediately start thinking about the blog post you're going to make later. With me, I'll have an idea--deep, deep, down in my mind--and immediately make myself stop thinking about it, and try to file it in "ruminate later". Like a cow. But with thinking instead of chewing.

This is indicative of how I write. As I put down the words, I'm also refining the idea as I understand it. I think this has to do with my hatred for doing the same work twice. If it isn't a learning experience, I won't put in the effort. Once I've walked a particular mental path, why go back again?

This is probably why I often neglected to do writing assignments in school. Simple regurgitation of ideas doesn't do it for me. On essay tests I spend half the time just thinking about the subject, and half writing the actual essay. That's if I remember to keep my eye on the clock.

Maybe I value the thought process more than whatever wisdom it produces. The conclusion of my train of thought is often forgotten, and I find myself retracing my steps to find it again. This is why I think I should write more. If I record these crazy ideas, maybe they'll amount to something. At least, maybe I can have the rewarding experience of reading it later and seeing how wrong I was.