You're right - it is so tricky. A skill I never quite mastered.
[ ... during that long period of grief, he tried. he wanted to. he tried to turn his brain off in every manner he possibly could at night away from his desk, and found that rerouting it directly into his work just worked better. ]
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[ he agrees, there - the laugh is soft, a huff, as he gives up and flops backwards, looking up at the planetarium stars overhead. ]
That's what Gideon told me to do a few weeks ago. Just stop thinking.
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Yeah, somehow I can see that being tricky for you
[ lbx seems like he's always thinking. and thinking about thinking about thinking. ]
... She's not wrong though. Turning off your brain's a pretty good skill to have.
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[ ... during that long period of grief, he tried. he wanted to. he tried to turn his brain off in every manner he possibly could at night away from his desk, and found that rerouting it directly into his work just worked better. ]
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[ there’s nothing serious about what he’s suggesting. sometimes your brain just doesn’t want to play along and you have to shoulder that. ]
Unfortunately we need our brains turned on for a good chunk of the week. Not much time to rest and forget then.