Agh!

[jack]

And then I couldn't sleep *either*.

Brain: Ooh, I just thought of another good penultima rule.
Me: Oh no. Go to sleep already.
Brain: I should write it down, else I won't know if I remember it.
Me: Please?
Brain: But it needs a name.
Me: HOVERCRAFT! Happy? Can I sleep now?
Braim: Ooh, that's a good one. I just thought of another rule!
Me: Gngh.
Brain: And don't forget, tomorrow we have to [list of stuff categorised into three different text files, plus write a test bed for the code I wrote last week].
Me: I wrote it down. I won't.
Brain: But did you remember it all? TOOTHPASTE! is something also that we have to buy next shopping.
Me: I got that.
Brain: Mushrooms? Gluten-free-"pasta"-suace?
Me: Yes. Yes. Yes. I *checked*.
Brain: Oh. Ok.
*pause*
Me: Can I sleep now?
*pause*
Brain: I thought of something else

Now -- I'm fortunate that I've so rarely found my brain nonfunctioning and also unable to sleep. I don't habitually drink coffee immediately in the morning, nor multiple cups, but I think I need it today.

Comments

[aldabra]

Keep a pad and paper by the bed. Offload the thoughts onto the pad. Then your brain doesn't need to try to remember them.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Exactly! That's always my -- and Dave Allen's -- approach to thoughts :) I normally don't need it, but when my brain gets locked into this cycle I fetch a pad and jot everything down as it occurs to me, this does defuse the "what if I forget" problem.

Though sometimes I get carried away. This time I ended writing about 10 new penultima rules, whereas normally I have to scrounge for them whilst people are waiting for me to be ready. Last time I designed most of a simple grvaitational-model puzzle/action game. Time before that -- I don't remember. Probably revising for GCSEs :)