Overload

“...a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention...”- Herbert A. Simon

So...Its been a while,

I have sort of took a step back from writing the past 2 weeks, I have had solid month of information overload & the attention span of a 2 year old when it came to sitting and just writing. I think this is down to my lack of concentration on one thing. I don't know about you but personally I have so much going through my head each day that I find it hard to sit and focus on one thing...christ if anyone seen my tab bar they would be thinking what the actual fuck... (don't worry none of the naughty stuff is on there) This month I have listened to more podcast episodes and read more then I have in the past year. Due to having a bit more time on breaks at work but also driving to each appointment. I get lost in my own thoughts whilst listening or reading & when this happens Im thinking..."Yes thats what I can write about, thats what I can talk about" however 10 seconds later another thought will come into my head and this repetitive information cycle really starts to have the opposite effect on what self education is meant to be. It started to get really bad to the point where I was resenting listening to successful entrepreneurs, reading stock market books and so forth, which I never though would happen. It was only last week when I said to myself "No podcasts, no books, no reading the news" Going cold turkey to the point where I wasn't even listening to the radio in the van. I found that this gave me a sense of relaxation and appreciation, as for the past few months I have not taken that time to just sit and be in the moment allowing myself to be appreciative of this whole year and the roller coaster journey it has been. Sounds proper cheesy but even driving in the van and taking in the scenery, simple stuff that I would never notice as I was constantly thinking about what move to make next.

I feel that if you spent too long researching and learning rather than doing, then the research itself becomes a form of procrastination from the desired outcome. In some way we all have our own way of procrastinating, wether it be from listening to music, scrolling endlessly through social media, or simply staring into space. Whatever your escapism from the real world is then you really need to start understanding that you are merely choosing the state of comfort. The avoidance tactic is something we are all aware of but never really penalise ourselves for doing this...by the time you've realised there is no longer enough time in the day to set out the tasks you set yourself.

In this fast paced society and demanding world we live in we sometimes need to just be us. Society has this demeanour that we all should be somewhere or be something at certain ages or points in our lives. I let this stereotype for us all over take my actual passion and created an emotional response to my work in a way that had negative affects on the output and doing. So turn off the podcast, put the book down, have a few days to just sit in silence or just be you. The sooner you understand yourself and realise are you the person you are or are you the person that society wants you to be?

Tierneys Top Tip- Yes I did just advice you to stop learning...but lessons come in all forms...

Thanks

T.