Arousal
Say I just started a new major activity such as a new project at work. There’s a lot of information to gather and analyze, so I have to talk to many people. Even discovering who to talk to is a project in itself. The situation might appear to be chaotic, but in reality it’s more like it’s complex. Every piece of information is unique, and there’s no redundancy. The setup time is long, even before I get started.
As time goes by, I start to see patterns in what used to be a mess. The more I learn, the more interesting the task becomes. At some point, I even become totally excited about it. I can’t stop thinking about and working on this activity. ...
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