This typically happens to me when I’m in the middle of something or when I’ve been trying to think my way through some problem for a long time.
It’s not zen because it’s like I literally don’t exist, and when I do come back around, I think “shit I’m wasting time I need to get back to things” and then it happens repeatedly so i dont make any progress.
I originally used linux because I could only get my hands on ancient or broken tech.
Then I switched to Windows again because I was able to buy a modern laptop and started university which more or less required Microsoft services.
Two years ago I started using Linux on my dual booted machines more frequently. Last year I realized I mostly didn’t need Windows so I decided to find a daily driver distro.
I forgot how easy it is to get caught up in distro hopping lol. I started with Debian because I remembered apps with Linux support typically only provide .deb packages.
Then the new KDE came out and I couldn’t wait to use it so I moved to fedora. Then, in looking into visual aesthetics, I decided I wanted to give hyprland a try and honestly just try Arch and make everything my own.
That was a mistake. Too many options to the point I was only using my computer for messing with the visuals.
I moved to fedora because it would just work, used it for a semester, and then moved back to arch (w/ xfce) and have been using it ever since.
I’d say around the switch from Arch to Fedora was when I became a Linux nerd because I realized that there isn’t really a best distro for every circumstance. My nerdiness has reached enlightenment lol
Feel like the steps typically go the other way
Fun fact, my grandfather worked on the Saturn V and, according to my father, got in an argument with Von Braun at least once
I mean not fun because of working with Nazis, but fun because it’s interesting history