Here is a short piece on neurodiversity and rabbit holes. It explains how people who live with neurodiversity can waste hours, unwillingly, on things that are, put bluntly, entirely useless hyperfocus’s. However, these seem extremely important and exciting at the time (of course).

Last night I felt hungry, I had a thought about pancakes...

“I wonder if I should make pancakes in the morning, they would be rather nice with bacon, and I am sure I have some syrup.

Oh, perhaps not, that does not seem a healthy breakfast, but I have heard the media say this is a delicious breakfast. Certainly, it seems a substantial meal.

I wonder if it is unhealthier than cereal. Perhaps not as that is high in sugar. But then red processed meat is high in saturated fat and salt. It surely is not a healthy breakfast. Also, how would one have time to cook this each morning. I am lucky to eat cereal!

I wonder if is unhealthier. It is 11pm and I really should get to sleep because I have a busy day studying tomorrow.

I must not look on my phone to work out the dietary analysis of pancakes with syrup and bacon compared to cereal. Really must not do that, it would be a waste of time. Especially as there are so many brands of cereal and some are ‘healthy’ options, so I could not get a fair conclusion. I would have to research all types of cereal to get a fair comparison. Then there is streaky bacon, and healthier bacon medallions. Then we have sugar free syrup. So many variables.

I will control myself and not research it”

2 hours into the rabbit hole….

“Oh, it is 1am, for goodness sake, I have just spent 2 hours researching the health effects of bacon and pancakes, and multiple types of cereal. I did not even realise I was caught up in it.

Now I am exhausted and too hyped up to sleep. Why must I do these things, I did not even want to. At least I know porridge appears to be the healthiest breakfast and bacon is not- always a silver lining, I will eat that every morning for the rest of my life, its slow-release energy seems a winner- I will absolutely do this- forever! In fact, I will order a 2kg bag now from Amazon!”.

7 hours later….. Alarm rings…

“Great, I am extremely tired. Why?

Oh yes, I stayed up until silly o clock researching bacon. I am too tired to cook bacon, nor do I really care about its nutritional value. Nor do I particularly like porridge, in fact I rather dislike porridge- that order can go to my friend then!”.

…. Eats toast with cheese spread….

Next night:

The healthiest sun-dried tomatoes is the focus…And round and round it goes!