Who lives in the pineapple under the sea? SpongeBrain Syndrome! That's how it went, right? It sounds good enough to me, it must be. Just sayin'.
You know how they say a baby's brain is like a sponge? They absorb everything so fast and learn really quickly. Not to brag over here, but I've got something similar going on. Now, when I say I'm not bragging, it's true because it's got some drawbacks --I will share with you, if you were wondering, just hold your horses... Geez.
I'm going to mix it up and talk a little about the "good" stuff, then the "bad" and to close it all off some more of the positives. This is a little trick I'm employing, so I don't leave you out on a "sour" note. Did I really need to tell you that? I mean, a magician never reveals his secrets, why should I? Because I'm not a magician. Don't fret, though. It's only for this time. I won't reveal all of my secrets --that'd be just plain boring, and I might spook you a little in the process... I must keep some tricks up my sleeves!
For starters, having a sponge for a brain not only lets me acquire knowledge quicker, but for someone very interested in human behavior, I can use it to employ the kind of things that I encounter in a precise manner. This is very beneficial because I like to apply certain traits into situations like working on character work for performance and writing. I like the odds that it gives me.
Like a sponge!
An aspect that I don't particularly enjoy --which can be overcome, I might add, it's all mental-- is that being a sponge, I absorb the "good" and the "bad." I'll give you an example: I recently read Amy Poehler's 'Yes Please'. I'd like to take this moment and mention that I love Amy Poehler, she's a fantastic actress, comedian and writer and also I find her very attractive. She's funny, so if you want a great read, click on the link to buy the book. Now, in the book she was talking about how she had a lot of trouble sleeping. Let me walk you through my thoughts as I read this particular part:
- Hey, I don't have that problem I sleep like a baby!
- Well, don't get too cocky, you can still develop a bad sleeping habit.
- Wait, no, no! I didn't mean it. I don't want to develop a bad sleeping habit.
- I'm strong, I don't need to worry about it.
- I'm not developing a sleeping disorder am I?
It kept going for a while. That night I slept like a baby. Now, let me also add that I don't have a sleeping disorder. I've since overcome my slight "sleeping disorder" --by "sleeping disorder" I mean I woke up like three to four times a night because it was really hot for about two weeks. If you're someone who actually has a sleeping disorder, you might be thinking to yourself two things: a) That's not a sleeping disorder you wimp! And b) Why on Earth didn't you just turn on the A/C? To answer your questions, a) I agree, that wasn't a sleeping disorder, hence the quotation marks; and b) because I don't want my water and power bill to spike up! So I'm frugal! Last time I checked, that wasn't a crime!
I'd like to comment on the fact that if I just gave into the possibility of me having a sleeping disorder and surrendered to it, I wouldn't even had gone through my slight hiccup. Our minds are so powerful, if we want to, we can accomplish anything. That also goes the other way. If you're truly afraid of something and are reticent to it happening, guess what? It might just end up happening. Our minds are that powerful. So, why not chose what we want to happen and believe in that instead of just living in fear? Because even if your biggest fear still doesn't happen, you're living in fear. That's punishment enough.
Now that I got that piece of advice you didn't ask for out of the way, another thing that I truly enjoy about being a sponge is that I can go through things so quick! If I just relax and put my mind to it, everything just becomes so easy and there aren't any hitches along the way. The only bumps that I encounter are when I myself get in my own way. So, why not get ourselves out of the way and let it happen, bro? Yeah. That's right.
If you're reading this thinking "Khalu Sir-Brags-A-Lot really likes to shove it in your face that he's such a delicate genius and is like a sponge," I must tell you that I'm not the only one. You too can be a delicate genius!
Oh the delicate genius thinks he's too smart!
I'm no better than you are, bros and brodettes. You just have to set your mind to it and you can do anything you want. Some might need to work harder than others, but if you put the work in, you will.