Internet People 4. The Best Analog Activity for Overstimulated Creatives
May 6, 2024
A deep look at why overstimulated creative brains need more roaming time. An easy, screen-free activity—pen-and-paper writing—is offered as a low-pressure restorative. Practical habits like 'pool pages' and 'notebook meals' replace scrolling. Simple prompts, mind maps, and unprecious notebooks make tech rest doable and help time feel slower and more chosen.
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Screens Clog Creative Thought
- Chronic screen input clogs creative thinking and makes you feel behind, impatient, and low-energy.
- MJ Mayes describes how constant scrolling drowns out your own thoughts and leaves you ruminating about lost time, harming mood and productivity.
Practice Deliberate Tech Rest
- Practice deliberate tech rest: scheduled downtime away from devices to reconnect with the physical.
- MJ frames tech rest as intentional technology downtime rather than simply deleting apps or rigid screen limits.
Use Pen And Paper For Tech Rest
- Try analog writing with pen and paper as a primary tech rest activity.
- MJ encourages freeform scribbles, doodles, lists, lyrics, and brainstorming rather than pressured structured exercises.