the human brain 2.0

i have 1000 words to write to finish my essay... an essay that may be a little bit over due... 1000 measly words. is my brain thinking about those words? no, of course not! it is thinking about everything single possible thing other than those 1000 words. and i mean everything. i have considered what it would be like to be a chicken ( i am cooking chicken for dinner tonight) i have asked myself about Christmas this year i have wondered whats going to happen on the next episode of The Vampire Diaries.its so annoying. i have even said to myself, nope, im gonna sit down and finish this essay. not think about anything else and just sit down and finish it. the end result. all my research papers looked as if they were written in Greek, i couldn't concentrate and started thinking about how i could use the feta cheese in my dinner tonight (side note- feta cheese and sweet potato- the best thing you will ever taste!). i then got wondering how and why do our brains actually do that. those moments where nothing just wants to work. no matter how hard we try and get our brains to function they just say no. is it expert procrastination and i just have to be harder on myself about when i study or is there actually a legit reason behind our brains just 'turning off'. im thinking this is something i will have to explore at a later date. right now- essay time. take 158...