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About Me — Olivia Fisher
Why mind clouds > mind palaces
People talk about having a mind palace, an organised, structured space where they can store and retrieve memories and manage their thoughts.
Everything about this is horrifying to me.
I have mind clouds. When everything swirls together I see shapes, patterns, how those patterns form patterns.
Language and structure help us to find things we already have, but when we label, organise and categorise we restrict our perceptions to those labels. To me, inspiration comes when everything flows and moves together. It means I’m less able to quickly recall specific memories, but it allows me to find solutions to complex problems.
I understand why some people would find the lack of structure horrifying but it’s where I thrive.
I believe in thought pollution. Once someone has told me something I can’t get rid of it. Spoilers make me irate.
When I’m trying to work through a problem and someone else insists on giving me their opinion I find it incredibly frustrating. How am I supposed to let the problem swirl through my mind clouds if someone else is trying to give it structure?
When I’m angry the mind clouds are grey, and it can be more difficult to see through them. That’s when writing…
