You’ve already described The Bad Feeling. Now it’s time to do what Jess, Lucia, Mark, and Dianne did: describe the good one. Open your Daybook and think about how you feel when you’re in full-speed-ahead Scanner mode, when you’re completely captivated by something and want to do it more than anything else in the world.

Then pick up your pen and describe the sensation you’re having in the Daybook, and write slowly and thoughtfully so you’ll never forget it. It’s time to claim the feeling that draws you like a powerful magnet to what is new and unknown, because it’s the most joyous part of you, and it’s the other source of you being a Scanner. You see, not everyone feels as bad as you do when you’re stuck with a project that doesn’t interest you. And not everyone becomes as fascinated and delighted by something new and interesting.

That’s what makes you different. Your mind loves new ideas for its own reasons.

Maybe coming up with ideas is just the way your brain dances. Instead of thinking, “This could be a great opportunity for success!” why not enlarge the meaning of “opportunity” to include The Good Feeling? As in: “This could be a great opportunity for my brain to boogie?”

If your brain cells are having a good time, they must be hearing their own kind of music. Let them dance.

Which leads me to a radical bit of advice

I’m convinced you’re not supposed to finish 99% of the projects you start under the influence of The Good Feeling. But you should start them anyway.

Open your Daybook and take some time to remember this feeling and describe it so you never forget it. In a new comment on this page, tell us about it, then read the rest of the comments and reply if you care to continue the conversation with your fellow brain boogie dancers.

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