<story><title>You&apos;re not lacking creativity, you&apos;re overwhelmed</title><url>https://newsletter.thejorgemedina.com/p/youre-not-lacking-creativity-youre</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>FigurativeVoid</author><text>I think that we are being overwhelmed and it hurts us in more ways than our creativity. We are moving through the world in constant distraction.&lt;p&gt;Until recently, when I was doing something around the house, no matter what, I was listening to music, podcasts, or books.&lt;p&gt;I found that it seemed like it was taking for ever for me to do the simplest tasks. After a while... I figured that I must be going slower because I was always doing two things at once. After a few weeks of doing the dishes without ear buds in, I don&amp;#x27;t think I&amp;#x27;ll ever go back. I am not able to focus better and get things done.&lt;p&gt;If you are like I was, and you are always inundated with some distraction, try moving through the world without it.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>makeitdouble</author><text>The obvious other side of that coin: of the two things we&amp;#x27;re doing at once, one of them is neither fun nor engaging. Making it the thing to 100% focus on will also mean  it it&amp;#x27;s now a stronger candidate to procrastination, and just won&amp;#x27;t be done at all.</text></comment>
<story><title>You&apos;re not lacking creativity, you&apos;re overwhelmed</title><url>https://newsletter.thejorgemedina.com/p/youre-not-lacking-creativity-youre</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>FigurativeVoid</author><text>I think that we are being overwhelmed and it hurts us in more ways than our creativity. We are moving through the world in constant distraction.&lt;p&gt;Until recently, when I was doing something around the house, no matter what, I was listening to music, podcasts, or books.&lt;p&gt;I found that it seemed like it was taking for ever for me to do the simplest tasks. After a while... I figured that I must be going slower because I was always doing two things at once. After a few weeks of doing the dishes without ear buds in, I don&amp;#x27;t think I&amp;#x27;ll ever go back. I am not able to focus better and get things done.&lt;p&gt;If you are like I was, and you are always inundated with some distraction, try moving through the world without it.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>121789</author><text>I can’t agree with this any more. If you find yourself always thinking “I’ll do the laundry, let me just find a good podcast first” you are in trouble. It’s so easy just to have constant input these days</text></comment>