> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://pete.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Going to a gig with ADHD - URL: https://pete.news/hellocomputer/going-to-a-gig-with-adhd/ - Published: 2024-03-18T09:39:27.000Z - Updated: 2024-03-25T23:29:42.000Z - Description: I tried to be in the moment at a gig the other day, for a band I enjoy. How did it go? Well I wrote half this post for a start. ADHD is a messy super power. - Author: Pete Carr - Tags: adhd, #HelloComputer, HelloComputer, 2024 ## Viewscreen This week’s photos are from a trip to Budapest. Such an enjoyable wander around Europe. --- ![A woman in a big hat blows a kiss at the camera.](https://pete.news/content/images/2024/03/Pete-Carr-Budapest---3.jpeg) A woman in a big hat blows a kiss at the camera. --- # Going to a gig with ADHD I went to a gig the other night and realised my perfect gig setting might be only possible via the Apple Vision Pro’s immersion features. I tried so hard to be in the moment. Me: “Focus on the music. Listen to the music.” Brain: “Can’t hear the lyrics. Oh, what’s that?” Me: “No no! Focus on the beat then. That bass line. Tap your foot. Listen to it.” Brain: “OK. Nice beat. Toes tapping. This OK?” Me: “Yeah. I’m doing it. I’m focusing.” Brain: “Cool. Would you like to make some notes on that? Maybe craft a post on social media?” Me: “What, now? I’m just trying to focus.” Brain: “But this seems like a good thing to note down.” Me: “Fine. Quick note. Back to the beat.” Brain: “Beats and toes and beats and toes and is that guy vaping?” Me: “No no no. Stay on target. Oh, he is. What? No! Bass!” Brain: “Beats and that’s an odd jacket? Am I too close to this person? Is that picture about to fall off? What do I do with this empty can now? If I go find a bin will someone take my spot next to my wife? Remember that discussion about neurodivergent labelling?” Me: “I give up. I need to be in the pit taking photos to be focused at a gig.” This is my normal experience at a gig, cinema, play, etc. I can’t be in the moment, which is why I prefer to be behind the camera doing something. While that works, I can’t spend my life behind the camera. Sometimes it is nice to watch a gig, see a movie or be part of an event. It has to grab me though. Avengers: Endgame, The Matrix, The Chemical Brothers at Bluedot are rare experiences where I remember being so engrossed in what I was seeing that I was truly in the moment. It’s annoying that ADHD/Autism means I can be super into something in a way that others can’t, but I have no control over it. What it would be like to let go and be in the moment. --- ![A woman, perfectly lit by the sun, stands in a shop doorway.](https://pete.news/content/images/2024/03/Pete-Carr-Budapest---2.jpeg) A woman, perfectly lit by the sun, stands in a shop doorway. --- ## Transporter room - [Apple Fitness Plus Review: How The App Makes Home Workouts Inclusive](https://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/a60047294/apple-fitness-plus-review/) - [iOS 18 to include new ‘hearing aid mode’ for AirPods Pro, report says - 9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/10/ios-18-airpods-pro-hearing-aid-mode/) - [TV speech rating experiment](https://tv-speech-rating.audio.labs.bbc/) --- ![Late afternoon sunlight shines onto a curved street in Budapest.](https://pete.news/content/images/2024/03/Pete-Carr-Budapest---1.jpeg) Late afternoon sunlight shines onto a curved street in Budapest. ![The main bridge in Budapest lit up white at dusk.](https://pete.news/content/images/2024/03/Pete-Carr-Budapest---5.jpeg) The main bridge in Budapest lit up white at dusk.