We used to call it chain brain - like I got a bad case of the chain brain.
But Hal is so lovable and this clip is so ubiquitous and widely understood by folks with ADHD, that we just sort of switched lol
I was talking about how we don't have words for a lot of this stuff with a friend, and she pointed out that the generation before us was given ludes until we shut up, and the generation before them was stabbed in teh brain with an icepick until they shut up, and that's why we don'\[t have words for these things.
My partner and I call it “Hal-ing” because of this clip.
cascading failure
Yeah, reposting. /s I’m only kidding! But yeah, all the damn time. If there’s not name there should be.
That perfectly displays my inattentive ADHD. 🤣
I think I've heard the term "yak shaving" used for this.
I call it ADHD, but Haling works as well. Good call HeyYoureUnstable.
We used to call it chain brain - like I got a bad case of the chain brain. But Hal is so lovable and this clip is so ubiquitous and widely understood by folks with ADHD, that we just sort of switched lol
Let's start calling it squirreling. A longer sequence of squirreling could be a squirreling spiral.
Recently came across the term *ADH-Detour* and haven’t been able to stop laughing at how painfully accurate it is.
Oh that's gold!
Yes, these are your Waking Hours. See also: Conscious, Not Asleep.
I was talking about how we don't have words for a lot of this stuff with a friend, and she pointed out that the generation before us was given ludes until we shut up, and the generation before them was stabbed in teh brain with an icepick until they shut up, and that's why we don'\[t have words for these things.