Thinking

I spend a lot of time in my head - daydreaming during seminars, making lists on my walks from the parking structure, drafting conversations - some that never happen - while I should be writing papers or explaining some semi-complex scientific thought. I've found that keeping some much of myself inside makes me fumble when I try to translate the thoughts to spoken or written words. Grad school, followed by my current post-doc, have made me even more self-involved. So I'm hoping that by reviewing some of my daydreams, lists and conversations, I'll learn something - maybe think a little less and do a little more.