I wrote a post about creating content as a way to process the mind and then in a chat with colleagues we were talking about sleep problems. One was saying that as soon as he put his head on the pillow, he started thinking and could not sleep. A problem that I had almost every night for almost two decades, but now rarely. However, several people sat at the same table with the same problem. I decided that what I really needed to do was learn how to do it right.
The biggest change for me came when I moved away from consumers and content and to the creator of content, it got better before Hive. But I wasn’t writing, I was working and doing. Instead of spending my extra time in front of the TV or screen, I spent it with daily activities (social dancing most of the time) and made sure I was doing my best in my work. My mind seemed to rest on it rather than hard yards. Even when I was alone.
We spend a lot of time in front of the screen, receiving shows and movies, or scrolling through content like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, with platforms created for silly consumption, not depth of thought. The average Instagram user scrolls through their feed for a minute and sees how fast they “connect” (double tap on the screen) and how many posts fly. Dozens of them, as if their eyes fall on a post in this split, even if they don't have time to read the caption, they can already identify the value.
But now, I say “irrational”, but that’s not entirely true, because there may be some content and some thought about being involved with it. However, there is a wide difference in the meaning of that thought with which very little is being used to improve skills, situations, opportunities or values. In most cases, the amount of content that is received other than the time spent has very little purpose.
Due to the constant flow of filler content, we are unlikely to be alone with our own thinking. Some people are afraid of their own thoughts, which is why they panic when they don't need to take anything.
As we talked about, my colleagues have acknowledged this. From the moment they put their head on the pillow, they “don’t have to worry about themselves” because they always have something external to draw their attention and focus on. Many people struggle to break the habit and can’t even wait in line at the register or watch with a set of gym exercises without clicking the screen.
Anything that takes their mind away from the mind discovers what it is actually thinking, what it actually worries about, what needs to be done. We become detached from ourselves and we start waking up to it, so some people move towards mindfulness meditation. But many of them become consumers of practice, not deniers themselves.
Perhaps this focus on external content is driven by the fear of self-discovery.
Where we do not want to face our own faults or state of mind we do not want to be forced to accept our own responsibility.
This ignorance is a state of happiness where we are actually ignorant of who we are. Because we define and identify ourselves through what we use instead.
We identify ourselves with what we support. The parties we barrack for, the social movements we claim to belong to. Although we didn’t spend much time with ourselves to understand that we each stay away from the constant constraint of the word.
However, the brain needs to process thinking. It needs to be predicted and imagined, it needs to work. So, if we don't give it space during the day, when the opportunity arises, the head hits the pillow and the mind starts running. Yes, but I would suggest that the average person does not give their brain an average time to think for themselves one day.
I’ve heard a lot of people talk about finding some kind of meaning in their lives. But this is not possible when we do not spend time thinking about what is meaningful to us and instead mean the meaning of others through what we use. If we think about the things that affect our daily life the most. How much mental resources do we give to improve our results, how much time do we spend trying to understand and find solutions to problems. How much time do we spend on various forms of entertainment?
The brain is designed to solve problems and place them at our center, which means our immediate personal problems will predominate - but instead of deliberately tackling it, we starve the process of focusing on other things to avoid problems if they are far away. Removes. However, the brain will send a warning signal to say "Hey, you've got the problem buddy, pay attention". Stress, nervousness, fear - a body that wants to sleep but a mind that first arranges some "things".
I think that behavior on the Internet itself indicates people who have not invented themselves and have very little idea of what satisfies them in life. Contrast seems to be created. We become restless and the brain is trying to do our job, to heal us. But instead of tackling our problems we literally avoid them by connecting our energy with something else.
For me personally, my solution is simple, when I go for a mental walk and constantly revolve around my thoughts. Because I use very little passivity and I also spend a lot of time writing. Which is an active way to process my mind, even the things I write based on what I have in mind at any given time is why I can’t plan my content too far ahead and go for free writing and posting instead. Like the end of the day I sleep very well these days, usually with nothing to think about. I don't understand anything, my brain can run and hibernate for a few hours. It’s several hours most nights, which can be because there’s nothing to do but sleep and recover for the next day.
I would further suggest that the root cause of the growing rate of frustration among the younger generation is also the avoidance of self-discovery, where people have their true needs. Concentrates on the satisfaction of life through enjoyment rather than understanding rather than connection. However, if the mind is given space to think, it feels uncomfortable very quickly as it begins to recognize holes. So they quickly turn back the flow of words and look for something to distract them from their thoughts.
And media outlets and social platforms are very happy to be compelled.
