# Involuntary attention switch is good for preventing tunnel vision

Date: 2021-05-20 20:20:19 +08:00Date modified: 2021-07-21 15:59:06 +08:00

We sometimes slip into the ADHD-like tendency of involuntary attention switching. This can be good as Randomness in systems introduces interest.

The more unfamiliar the topic, the less associations we make. Furthermore, the more time we spent on the environment that we're comfortable with, the more likely we'll be experiencing Tunnel vision. We understand this unfamiliar topic as if an isolated land far away from the main body of familiar ideas, just waiting to drift towards them. This is why interleaving from our familiar can sometimes be helpful as Switching between different topics makes new perspective.

Some examples:

- Window shopping for a better Note-taking workflow while you already have a working workflow.

- Checking the new programming language or a framework even if you're already comfortable with another one.

- Reading the trending articles of the week even if you don' have any familiarity with the related topic.

This doesn't mean lack of commitment as you still have to strive to improve your own (see Every copy of the techniques is personalized). And most of the time, it isn't really worth to switch.

## Backlinks

- Look for live sessions as another form of examples
- Don't get caught in the hype
- Unnecessary optimizations cripple progress
- Overanalyzing slow you down
- Collecting information to learn new skills
- How I approach note-taking
- Tunnel vision
- Switching between different topics makes new perspective