Empty mind syndrome

Ever had one of those days where your brain doesn't seem to be in gear?

Imagine you're at work, staring hard at your computer, trying to put together a plan for something. You concentrate on the task at hand, knowing that everything you need to complete your goal is available to you (how to do it, what the required outcomeis, where you can find the information you need, etc.).

Suddenly, your mind goes blank. The things that usually come as second nature are no longer there, as though they have vanished in an instant.

It's not that you don't want to do the piece of work in question. It's not a question of motivation or a lack of capability to do it. It's simply that your brain refuses to function as it does normally.

I'm having one of those days today. Unfortunately I have a deadline to meet, which throws an extra helping of stress on top of the sticky pudding that is my brain. Not helping.

I don't have any miracle cures for when this kind of "empty mind syndrome" occurs, sadly. I will have to try to get through it as best as I can. Usually drinking copious amounts of coffee helps a bit, but even that is failing me today.

Oh woe is me, I hath been foresaken, etc... Guess it'll be a late one at work today. Ho hum.

The daily grind is much more sufferable when my brain works.

I wrote this article in the hope that emptying this onto the web might free up some brain function and get a few synapses firing.

It's a vain hope, I know, but right now it's all I have.

Hey, if it works then maybe I can become some kind of self-help guru and give seminars about the mental benefits of blogging. Watch this space!