I think for me some has to do with my concentration. I have very little. I can sit and do random things but to really stay focused is hard. My mind wonders. I had tried to take a chrochet class and I got so flustered. I had a bad eye day that day but then the other day I just went to paint pottery and finished, I realized that it was because I didn't have to think or listen I just did. Does this make sense? It is the same with a movie. I like ones that I don't have to think so to speak. Sometimes I even notice when people speak I get distracted. It is not from meds just thinking of my pain and worries.
I do agree about things that seem small taking for granted. Even if I got well tomorrow I would never do that again.