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I have a fidget spinner.  With lights on it.  Biggest time-suck in the universe. 

I loathe Rubik's cubes.  I have never been able to solve more than one side at a time, and I don't need MORE frustration and disappointment in my life.

Eric Storm

Yeah, you've obviously not seen my desk, nor understand how I utilize pen & paper.  Actually writing at my desk is an impossibility.  Even if I could find a spot on my desk to put down a notebook or paper, I would not be able to lean down far enough to actually see what I was writing on it.

When I write using pen/pencil & paper, my nose is approximately 1/2" from the paper.  Setting a notebook to the side and just glancing down and randomly writing on it - as you see people often doing - is not an option.  I would have to clear a spot on my desk (most likely by moving my keyboard), then move my monitors - both of them - out of the way so that there was room for my head to be above the paper.  (My monitors, for the record, are within 6" of my face when in use.)

There are problems with being legally blind.  I think it's one of the reasons my hands like to stay in motion - it keeps me a little more in touch with the world around me, when I really can't see it very well.

Eric Storm

Sorry Eric. BTW there is equipment that could help you although it´s a little bulky. I gave my grandfather who on his last years suffered from macular degeneration  a reading magnifier. It certainly helped him a lot. Still, I understand that with your current situation drawing doodles wouldn´t be the best solution for your fidgeting problem. Things like putty balls, or fidgeting devices come to mind, but of course you are the one in the best situation to know what would actually help you, so won´t keep pestering you with ideas. Hope you get your transformer.

P.S. Regarding the reading magnifier I actually chose the Merlin basic and it seemed to work great, plus it gave me the flexibility to get my grandfather a better and larger screen with the magnifier. May be you would also find a similar device useful in some situations.

Last edited by Augur (2017-10-10 05:03:44)

Have a whole box of them.  Bought them for my kids....but, cannot part with them.  My Grand-kids are hooked on them now.  Will let you know when they finish with them....!!!!

Eric Storm wrote:

I loathe Rubik's cubes.  I have never been able to solve more than one side at a time, and I don't need MORE frustration and disappointment in my life.

Eric Storm

Oh, I empathize with you on that score. Rubik's cubes only manage to annoy me.

I will admit to doing Sudoku for some time now, just before turning off the lights at night. But I do not need my hands to move as you described. They move enough on their own as it is.

Eric Storm wrote:

I only do Sudoku with hints on.
Eric Storm

The wench grumps at me because I do them in pen.