I know they say that a cluttered desk is the sign of a clean mind - but I just don’t believe it. Out of chaos comes order? No, out of order comes chaos - and somewhere in between those two extremes sits your mind. We all work differently (naturally). We all think differently, too. If you don’t know where something is at any given moment, are you in true control - and if you’re not in control, is that something you’ve given up for any given reason? Just think about it for a moment. Or don’t? Even so, sometimes it can be difficult to communicate one concept to someone else if they don’t have a full understanding of what it is you’re asking for. That’s where frustration can set it in if left unchecked. The brain is a wonderful thing.

There are things I don’t want to think about - or can’t possibly think about. I do my best to surround myself with people much smarter than myself (which includes all of Lockergnome’s primary task force - Ponzi the CEO, Bob the editor, Matt the lead writer, and Shayne the developer). It’s amazing what we’re able to accomplish, because each one of us thinks differently from one another. The mind is a wonderful thing.

This Christmas, Ponzi got me small bags of M&Ms. To the untrained eye, this was nothing more than a sweet gesture and a simple stocking stuffer. However, she separated the M&Ms by color and bagged them separately. Why? Because, as a child, my dad would bring home M&Ms on his way home from work (when he’d likely stop by a convenience store to pick up a pack of cigarrettes, which he’s since 20+ years quit). Before any piece could be eaten, I would first separate them into piles based on color. Why? I have no clue. Perhaps my mind was trying to make order out of chaos before I found enjoyment in what was sitting in front of me. I’m nutty that way (actually, plain - we never really liked peanut M&Ms). Here and there, I may find myself keeping corners straight and aligning things perpendicularly. But what on EARTH am I thinking?!

It’s part of a high performance mind, I guess.

[tags]thinking,performance,communication,mind,thoughts,thought patterns,brain[/tags]