Apathetic Insight
Today, I was thinking (eight hours in a car will do that to you). I pondered the source of my seemingly limitless apathy. I mused on the wellspring of blah. And after several hours, I stumbled upon the seeming paradoxical solution. My obsessiveness. Stick with me here. I'm not OCD or anything (no comments from the peanut gallery!) but I do tend to...let's say dwell on things. For example, when I bought Animal Crossing, I played it for at least six hours that first day. And the next. And the next. For two months this went on...then I suddenly didn't want to play it anymore. It's not that it disgusts me, and I plan on never touching it again...I just don't feel like it lately. This scenario is typical of most things in my life. I'll take a keen interest in something, but the fire is too bright and can't possibly last long. It's almost like I seeking to learn everything about something, and once I think I know it well enough, I'm done with it. And then, if there's nothing after it on the list of things to do...back comes the blah. And, it's not as if my attention span is short either. I spent every free moment for six months playing a certain online video game...then the urge just passed. I read the ENTIRE Wheel of Time series (to date) in succession...then balked at buying the latest book. I've watched many television shows on DVD (usually the entire series in the fewest possible sittings, with sleep time usually taking a lower priority than many of my friend would believe)...and then sent the disks to collect dust from whence they came, never to be watched again. I know it to be a character flaw which I should really address...but I'm not really sure how. And, now that I've laid it atype, it doesn't seem like that big of a deal. Maybe I just have too much time to think...oh well, back to apathy for me.
posted by Joshie at
6:58 PM
5 Comments:
I don't think that what you're talking about is all that unusual. I've seen this phenomenon in practice, and you almost always absorb everything, or well nigh everything there is to absorb from the thing that catches your interest before you move on. Also, you and I have watched Buffy the musical several times, and I've seen you rewatch movies and series with people because you enjoyed them so much. Like firefly for example. I realize you were just thinking allowed, and not really airing a concern. I just felt I'd add that I don't think it's that weird. I mean, once you master physics, it's only natural that you would go on to mastering nuclear physics as opposed to giving regular physics one more go. Also...Animal Crossing? Kind of tedious in a cute, entertaining sort of way. It's nice to know you're at least pondering something while the sun slowly cooks you during the day like a hot dog on some sort of gas station rotisserie. I was getting a little worried when you'd come home and just sort of look at stuff after changing. Also, I think we should build a rocket. Like in scouts. No, really. It might be fun.
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Dave, at July 22, 2005 10:33 PM
I think we should do a clockwork orange thing where we strap you down and force your eyes openand make you watch series and movies that you've already watched for hours and even days and see what happens. No really, it could be fun!
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Margie the Pickle Princess, at July 23, 2005 9:10 AM
Like anyone I know has the patience to sit there and eyedrop me every thirty seconds. ...but aside from that I'm game. :)
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Joshie, at July 23, 2005 10:26 AM
if that's true about getting bored with something quickly then how do you explain the neverending desire to kick people's asses on Super Smash Bros.?
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cainnum, at July 26, 2005 8:10 AM
That's more of a calling or gift than an interest. :)
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Joshie, at July 26, 2005 6:09 PM
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