Tuesday, July 21, 2009

On Being Too Cerebral

I know someone in the office. Smart guy. Very smart in fact. Information ready to be shared in an instant. Even if you're not looking for any data. Hmmm... To know more than you expect to. To be engrossed in what catches your fancy. It's the mental version of a physical workout.

Too bad I don't do that anymore. I don't know why. There was a time when I would go out and seek knowledge for the sake of knowing. Not anymore. I'm a voracious reader, addicted to written words. But nowadays, I learn what I want to learn because I like to know about them. Or I have to, as the case may be.

Which goes back to the first paragraph. As much as I appreciate the information overload I get from time to time, I'm not really ready for the sharing. For some reason I feel my personal space gets encroached. If what is said is in the context of the discussion, then sure. Even if it's a tangent, as long as it's connected to the topic, it's alright. But to have a discussion that's totally unrelated and came out of nowhere? Man but it's irritating. Maybe I'm just being a grouch sometimes. Or most times. Meh.