I’m pretty sure I have aphantasia, but I’m not sure that I’ve always had it. Maybe my brain is weird! I’m writing this up just in case it’s interesting or helpful to someone else. If you haven’t heard of it before, aphantasia means the inability to visualize things. If someone presents me with the classic…

I updated two posts and wanted to briefly mention it in a new post for folks who follow this blog via RSS. 1. I added some more updates and details to my blog post about taking Atomoxetine (Strattera) for my ADHD2. I added a new link to the a e s t h e t…

Edit: added some updates 2024-03-01 Edit: I’m no longer taking Atomoxetine because the side effects were just too much. But I’m leaving this post in case it helps someone in the future! I’ve been quite open about the fact that I was diagnosed with ADHD in December of 2021, and in January I started taking…

I’ve been seeing a therapist recently, and it’s been quite nice to be able to take an hour to introspect my mental processes with help from a professional. I also enjoy the time set aside to focus on myself – I don’t feel like I’m taking over the conversation or being selfish with the time.…

I’m an introvert, and although I can pass as an extrovert in certain situations (like being in front of a crowd, or when hanging out with people I know well), I still have a problem with small talk. I’ve run into this problem a couple of times over the last few days, where a conversation…

When Greta and I got married, we joked that we were going to merge our last names (Dohl and Seidel, respectively) into a portmanteau, “Seidohl”. With our wedding date approaching and no better ideas, we happily went forward with that idea and made it our legal last name. This isn’t a guide (there’s a good…

I’m trying Soylent as an experiment. This is my 7th day eating it. Here’s my blog post for the past 6 days of Soylent if you’re interested. Woke up today tired, but enjoyed myself a glass of Soylent in the morning, made with some vanilla (for flavor) and salt (for not keeling over). Definitely bodily tired –…

I promised Pedro that I would start blogging when I started on my Soylent diet, so here goes. I’m a bit late, considering that I actually started in on Soylent a few days ago, but preparations for my wedding have kept me away from the blagosphere. I’ll assume the reader is familiar with the purpose and origin…

I was talking with my good friend Evan, discussing our philosophies of making things. Evan, a classically trained pianist, recalled an aphorism of one of his mentors: Practice doesn’t make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect. This makes sense in some fields. In playing a piano, if one practices sloppily, one will perform sloppily – incorrect finger…