Being Busy Is Killing Our Ability to Think Creatively

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Being Busy Is Killing Our Ability to Think Creatively

    July 10, 2017

by Derek Beres
 

The other day a friend mentioned that he’s looking forward to autonomous cars, as it will help lower the accident and fatality rates caused by distracted driving. True, was my initial reply, with a caveat: what we gain on the roads we lose in general attention. Having yet another place to be distracted does not add to our mental and social health.

Little good comes from being distracted yet we seem incapable of focusing our attention. Among many qualities that suffer, recent research shows creativity takes a hit when you’re constantly busy. Being able to switch between focus and daydreaming is an important skill that’s reduced by insufferable busyness. As Stanford’s Emma Seppälä writes:

http://bigthink.com/21st-century-spirituality/creativity-and-distraction

[Cyber Liberty]

Good article. Explains my work burn-out.  Putting the green-eyeshades guys in charge is killing me.

[Free Vulcan]

I am evidence of that. Have made a serious effort to slow things down the last few years, and the results are very good, especially in the creativity dept.

[Suppressed]

Good article. Explains my work burn-out.  Putting the green-eyeshades guys in charge is killing me.