How excessive content on social media is killing creativity
I feel social media is killing my creative buzz.
How can you think and be creative while trying new things when someone else is thinking for you? While scrolling different social media platforms do you encounter the same content? Do you feel that you are brimming with so much information that it blocks your way into your own creative sphere?
Phewww…. I know I can relate to it.
Every time I come up with an idea and to know more about it I go to one of the search engines and then what? That idea or something similar to it already exists and it hinders my process to think differently about it.
Trust me once you start scrolling your brain just slips into some slow deactivating mode closing all the doors for creativity because it gets busy in interpreting the profuse amount of information which also leads to a drop in focus.
That moment when you decide to just have a look at your screens for a few minutes generally results in long periods of zero productivity with some extra load of trivial information which destroys the entire atmosphere to make decisions and utilise the information.
We tend to lose our actual perspective amidst all the chaos and are left completely hollow and bland. Instead of living our life in our own ways and achieving all what we ever wanted we just go off-track because of the unreasonable influence.
“I am not who you think I am; I am not who I think I am; I am who I think you think I am ”
― Cooley
This quote by Cooley correctly describes our current state. We are so lost that we actually fail to figure out our own self and are just riding in some boat with no determined goal or destination.
What’s the solution to come out of this turbulent sphere?
1.) Turn off all the notifications-
To maintain your calm and sanity this step will help you a lot and will increase your productivity and your me-time.
2.) Start writing a journal -
This keeps you on track and helps you in reminding about your goals and your passion. Helps you to decrease your dependence on mobile applications to do the same task. And trust me writing on a paper gives more satisfaction.
3.) Plan a detox from the entire Social media -
This is not an easy one but after you separate yourself from all the clutter your creativity really gets a boost. And after so much stillness you’ll find it difficult to go back and become a part of the trifling hustle again.
4.) Unfollow all the people or platforms which disturbs your state of mind-
Doing this will completely cut you off from that aura of negativity and will allow you to just focus on the good. Follow people who provide valuable content and bring positivity to your life.
Don’t let this product of mankind destroy you. Be powerful enough to switch it off whenever it starts messing up with your frame of mind. Push all the social media aside to look inside you, to listen to your own thoughts and work on your goals.
