It really is that damn phone.
Overstimulation is when there is too much input and your brain enters a fog.
You can’t focus. You can’t think clearly. You can’t stay calm.
When you try to do anything, anxiety grips you.
These are the signs that you are trying to do too much at once.
Since I’ve taken my creativity more seriously, one of the habits I had to destroy was the constant need for stimulation.
The need to look at my phone every 30 minutes when I sensed my mind entering a lull, or a hint of boredom, began to take over. I knew I had a problem when I had to play something in the background to complete the simplest of tasks.
To put it simply: overstimulation was ruining your life. Chances are, it’s ruining yours, too.
How I stopped overstimulating myself
To become a master of many, jack of all trades, you must stop the overstimulation.
Time is one of the most valuable assets you have, and wasting it every time you pick up your phone to check social media will get you nowhere.
This is a hard lesson I had to learn.
I couldn’t do a damn thing without checking my phone. Without needing something to play in the background as I tried to work on my art. Before I knew it, an hour had passed and I only written one word.
Something had to change.
Eliminate the distractions
Before I start working on my various projects, I make sure my phone is set on silent and not on my desk.
I don’t play any videos in the background while I work, and if I do, it’s music with no lyrics.
I make sure I’m not interrupted, so I take full advantage of the time I set for myself.
Set time blocks
Setting time blocks works in tandem with eliminating distractions.
When you are intentional with your time, you can get a lot done. Every time you put a block on your calendar, treat it as the only time you can work on your creative projects. I mean, it probably already is. That alone can help eliminate distractions.
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