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Lumifer comments on Stupid questions thread, October 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 16 October 2015 02:47:14PM 2 points [-]

Curiously, I have -zero- problems with difficulty concentrating when extremely tired

Not sure it's uncommon, I have a similar mode when I'm exhausted and still need to finish something. It's a kinda "you're not going anywhere until this is done" mode and when I'm tired my speed goes down, but my ability to focus goes up.

Comment author: Tem42 16 October 2015 11:53:57PM 2 points [-]

I find that it is much easier to enter a state of flow late at night. This does not equate, in my case, to being able to concentrate on undesirable tasks, but does help with tasks that are simply boring.