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Today, Sean D’Souza on how you can easily, if you’re not aware of it, turn your brain and creativity to mush, and listening to what your brain is telling you about stress.

Downsize Me: A Lesson In Education

Do you struggle to write articles? Or find enough contents to give out to subscribers? There may be a very good reason for why you’re struggling.

You’re probably downsizing your brain!

I downsized my brain last year for a short while. I started watching TV–about 3 hours each evening. I’d start at 6pm and before I knew what was happening, the clock would hurry on to 9:30pm. I stopped listening to information-based audios, and started listening to the radio on my walks each morning.

I started reading less. The books would go back to the library half read or even un-opened.

And I noticed, it was harder to come up with ideas

While it was no where near impossible, it was much harder to come up with ideas. It was harder to write, and worse…it was harder getting motivated to do anything. Like a car engine running on empty, my brain was struggling without fresh fuel.

Great minds think alike

The minds of Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Gallileo and other great thinkers, were created through continuous learning. And all of the great thinkers studied not just one, but several topics. Einstein spoke about mass and volume, just as easily as he spoke about spiritualism. Leonardo wasn’t just a painter. He invented things. He sculpted.

Your brain is being downsized by TV

It’s being downsized by radio. And I know I sound like a nutter, but I’ve been to downsize land.

The reason why you struggle with content, and new ideas, is because you need a lot of input to get a medium sized output. Get rid of the TV and radio–and start feeding your brain instead.

Mini Article 2: The Saga of The Dehydrated Brain

Feel that pounding headache? Is that stress? Or is that the cumulative effect of stress? Is it just the proverbial straw on the camel’s back?

Stress is like thirst. By the time your body says, “Hey, I’m thirsty,” it means that your body is really dehydrated.

Your body puts up with the lack of water for the longest time, before it gets on the phone to your brain screaming: “Get me to the water, will ya?”

Stress is exactly the same. It builds one layer on top of the other. The headache is a sign that you need to stop now. Not tomorrow. Not next week.

You brain needs to get it’s drink of ‘relaxation’ right away.

Your dehydrated brain needs peace and quiet. Re-hydrate your brain today. Stop. Slow down. Take a sip of relaxation. Take two sips.

Feels better already, doesn’t it?

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