For me, going down a rabbit hole was when I would look up something in an encyclopedia and then read the articles all around my initial subject. Yours sounds more productive. Now I use "squirrel!" when I get distracted from my path (doggie manners.)
Love using squirrel when my mind scampers off! With research fro my stories, I've learned that I never quite know when a rabbit hole is actually going to scare up something important, even when I take a branch opening, so I have stopped worrying that this is a sign of disorganization (or procrastination!
For me, going down a rabbit hole was when I would look up something in an encyclopedia and then read the articles all around my initial subject. Yours sounds more productive. Now I use "squirrel!" when I get distracted from my path (doggie manners.)
Love using squirrel when my mind scampers off! With research fro my stories, I've learned that I never quite know when a rabbit hole is actually going to scare up something important, even when I take a branch opening, so I have stopped worrying that this is a sign of disorganization (or procrastination!
It has been many years since I heard the term footpads!!