umienneMay 12, 2023
elle

when I say I wake up in stages, I mean like this

#Caturday

May 12, 2023 at 4:03amWeb
Show threadKevin Karhan May 12, 2023
@ElleGray #Caturday is in 18 hours.
Show threadroodMay 12, 2023
@kkarhan @ElleGray might be awake by then 😹
Show threadelleMay 12, 2023
@kkarhan I am not a cat, so I can do posts anytime 🙂
Show threadChloé RaccoonMay 12, 2023
@ElleGray @kkarhan @patterfloof on the internet, no one knows if you are a cat...
Show threadPanamanian🌱🪺🐣May 12, 2023
@ElleGray @kannie479 lol me every morning
Show threadChuffMeisterMay 12, 2023
@ElleGray sooooooo cute
Show threadProxima CentauriMay 12, 2023
@ElleGray Rarely do you get the full picture of a stiff neck after sleep, that must be the primary cause.
Show threadelleMay 12, 2023
@proximacentauri this is my theory, too
Show threadfilipa mvMay 12, 2023
@ElleGray the ones that i can see look like good picks, what else is on that stack of books 😉?
Show threadRiley S. FaelanMay 12, 2023
@ElleGray: "You can go and do the up-woken stuff, I'll sleep in on your behalf. ​"
Show threadstux⚡️May 12, 2023
@ElleGray  lovely! 😻
Show threadelleMay 12, 2023
@stux ❤️ thank you for all your hard work stux. I love mstdn.social
Show threadPro Lamer DudeMay 12, 2023
@ElleGray Adorable ! Love the books ! 👍🏻👍🏻
Show threadDatenegassie ❌May 12, 2023
@ElleGray I also wake up in stages (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance)
Show threadf00f/eris/continuum/etcMay 12, 2023
@ElleGray that's too many books /lighthearted
Show threadKim ScheinbergMay 12, 2023
@ElleGray
Arbitrary Stupid Goal is such an excellent book. I miss Kenny Shopsin so much sometimes.
Show threadLisa HamiltonMay 12, 2023
@ElleGray This is the most precious thing ever! What a great photo!
Show threadThe Animal and the MachineMay 12, 2023

@ElleGray @gwynnion
I love this picture!

I’m certain the brain has evolved to wake up only as much as it needs to, which is why you can wake up, have a wee and go back to a deep sleep. I definitely have gears in the morning.

I’m wondering if ADD/ADHD is not a disorder but an evolutionary brain type selected for creativity. It effectively doesn’t fully wake up, allowing significant invention and why the use of stimulants can pull it to the ‘wake up pattern’ preferred by our current society. It also would explain insomnia as ADHD peeps half sleep through the day. It’s also a scale and most people use tea or coffee to help with mornings. Was Leonardo Da Vinci this brain type? He was a genius who couldn’t finish anything.

Honestly, I have no science on this but my pattern recognition brain and my understanding of evolution points to this being correct. People’s actual lived experience is everything so please tell me if I’m full of 💩.

#NeuralDiversity

Show threadmasukomiMay 12, 2023
@ElleGray the cat is amazing, but also... let's discuss that wonderful stack of books by the bedside! the world needs more of that too!
Show threadAviva GaryMay 12, 2023
@ElleGray cute
Show threadBobMay 12, 2023
@ElleGray am I the only one worrying about how precarious the top half of that pile of books looks? 😬🫣
Show threadRichard Emling (DO9RE)May 12, 2023
@ElleGray @desertstar84 Yes, I can feel this.
Show threadWaffelo 🏔️🐲May 13, 2023
@ElleGray are you not scared of the books falling on you while you sleep?
Show threadChris Cramer 🇺🇸👨🏼‍🔬🇮🇹🌎May 15, 2023
@ElleGray
actual LOL, thx
Show threadPeter MerholzJan 20, 2024
@ElleGray That's how I felt after carrying around THE POWER BROKER last week (taking part in the 99pi book club.)
Show threadAllan ChowJan 21, 2024
@ElleGray that is one stack of books