Post by A on Jul 26, 2013 20:33:35 GMT -5
Hey guys,
I just came out from taking a test earlier today, and it got me thinking about how I am under pressure. I don't remember much of taking the test itself, or what I wrote. I never do. It's like I almost go into a sort of trance, where my thinking is faster and clearer, every answer comes quicker and seems more obvious, and my brain's more like a computer than a human entity, just working it's way through problem after problem. Exhilarating, but exhausting. I wasn't just in this state during the exam, however, and was in a similar frenzy throughout the morning. I flew through the material, realized I remembered things I didn't even realize I'd learned the first time, absorbed and processed three long slide shows in under an hour. I'm never as efficient as when I'm in "stress mode". My heart beats faster, and there are other physical signs, but I actually sort of like it. I'm fairly sure I am in fact thinking faster as, in between studying, I played my general procrastination game, an online jigsaw puzzle. It's an easy one, just a fun procrastination tool, I don't really want something too distracting, so I can generally finish it in 3-5 minutes. This morning, I was finishing it in 2 minutes every time. I can enter a slightly diluted version of the state when I get in the flow of some sort of work, generally either writing or a problem set, and it's effortless at first, although it does wear me out if it continues for too long. I know this isn't necessarily everyone's stress response, however, as I know people who absolutely collapse under pressure (I, in contrast, am actually more anxious when I DON'T have any stressors, as it leaves me more time to ruminate and create my own. That's part of why I like putting myself on a demanding schedule). I was wondering if perhaps I'm accessing function loops that are generally inaccessible to me, my P loop and my J loop, while I'm normally oscillating along Ji/Pe and Pi/Je. I don't know if this is the explanation, or if I'm just strange, but figured I'd ask if it might have anything to do with functions, and if anyone, of any type, would care to contribute how they react to stress. I don't know how much sense this makes, as it's late and my brain is tired, even if it doesn't realize it yet and is still on some sort of energy high, but wanted to ask all the same.
I just came out from taking a test earlier today, and it got me thinking about how I am under pressure. I don't remember much of taking the test itself, or what I wrote. I never do. It's like I almost go into a sort of trance, where my thinking is faster and clearer, every answer comes quicker and seems more obvious, and my brain's more like a computer than a human entity, just working it's way through problem after problem. Exhilarating, but exhausting. I wasn't just in this state during the exam, however, and was in a similar frenzy throughout the morning. I flew through the material, realized I remembered things I didn't even realize I'd learned the first time, absorbed and processed three long slide shows in under an hour. I'm never as efficient as when I'm in "stress mode". My heart beats faster, and there are other physical signs, but I actually sort of like it. I'm fairly sure I am in fact thinking faster as, in between studying, I played my general procrastination game, an online jigsaw puzzle. It's an easy one, just a fun procrastination tool, I don't really want something too distracting, so I can generally finish it in 3-5 minutes. This morning, I was finishing it in 2 minutes every time. I can enter a slightly diluted version of the state when I get in the flow of some sort of work, generally either writing or a problem set, and it's effortless at first, although it does wear me out if it continues for too long. I know this isn't necessarily everyone's stress response, however, as I know people who absolutely collapse under pressure (I, in contrast, am actually more anxious when I DON'T have any stressors, as it leaves me more time to ruminate and create my own. That's part of why I like putting myself on a demanding schedule). I was wondering if perhaps I'm accessing function loops that are generally inaccessible to me, my P loop and my J loop, while I'm normally oscillating along Ji/Pe and Pi/Je. I don't know if this is the explanation, or if I'm just strange, but figured I'd ask if it might have anything to do with functions, and if anyone, of any type, would care to contribute how they react to stress. I don't know how much sense this makes, as it's late and my brain is tired, even if it doesn't realize it yet and is still on some sort of energy high, but wanted to ask all the same.