The older I get, the more trouble I have paying attention to anything more than five minutes at a time.
- I don’t know if it’s adult onset ADHD or what, but I just don’t like having to pay attention to things very much anymore.
My mind just wanders away, even if I’m doing something that I enjoy. Sometimes when I’m watching a movie that I really like, I will watch for ten minutes and then I realize that I have no idea what just happened on the screen right in front of me. It’s even worse when I’m actually trying to do something like work at home because I seem to get even more distracted at that point. It’s annoying when there’s something going on at my house because it’s nearly impossible for me to pay attention to my work. For instance, my central air conditioning unit has been making an annoying tapping noise lately whenever it’s running. I don’t know what the issue is, and I can’t say that I know very much at all about HVAC systems in general. The A/C seems to be cooling the house down just fine though. The only problem is the infernal tapping! It drives me bonkers, especially when I’m trying to make a phone call for work. I end up having to turn the A/C completely off when I’m working because I keep losing my train of thought thanks to the tapping noise that it makes. I guess I’m going to have to break down and call the local HVAC company to make an appointment.