The joys of forced focus

My attention deficit problems seem to have abated somewhat since Monday evening. I think this is because I made it to last night's shaolin class. Besides learning new forms, the class went on for half an hour longer than usual.

I'm fairly sure that the reason why shaolin is beneficial to controlling ADD is that your mind has much more difficulty wandering during class. You always have plenty to concentrate on, especially as the advanced forms are more complex. For example, I'm now learning how to kick and punch others simultaneously. And if you're staring into space, the instructor will want to know why.

This also explains why I am also fond of other pursuits that work so well to focus the mind, like riding motorcycles, playing the piano and sex.  All of them chase away the squash-playing gremlins inside my head; maybe not all the way back to the Kremlin, but for long enough.  (Sex seems to work especially well.)