Creative Block
After the summer holiday, I’ve got the inspiration to write a demo song about a "Red Dot On A White Canvas" (3rd of September). I couldn’t finish it, because my focus was going to the minor when that started on the 2nd of September.
During the minor, I noticed I was making things harder on myself than it should (also symbolized in the Media Theory Essay Lecture). Many times I remade homework assignments, didn’t had the right inspiration to resume my work, created new concepts and disapproved all of my work. It got me extremely frustrated, so I translated my feelings into this manifesto. I’m not quite sure if this is exactly what a creative block feels like but it sure feels like it.
I will complete my song "Red Dot On A White Canvas" to visualize my ability to overcome that creative block. That’s why I’ll sing the song and play on my acoustic guitar. It will be a very personal matter, so I'm not sure if other people can relate to this feeling. Hell, I don't even know if I want to publish this in public…
Attention Attention !!
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1. Experience experiences over experiencing experience documentation
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2. Determine what’s more important at the moment
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3. Avoid blue light from screens
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4. Take a little more screen time before quitting
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5. Keep your device away when feeling really frustrated
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6. Shutdown notification sounds
Manifesto dividing attention
Technology is becoming more important in our lives. We tend to look on our screens at all times during the day. I'm not surprised, because we are living life in a mix between the physical and virtual world.
The mix between physical and virtual worlds are causing attention problems. For example: students tend to look at their laptops while attending a presentation. Studies have shown that a person's stress level and amount of burn-outs are increasing caused by this mix.
How can we prevent our attention problems (and mental health) from getting worse by screens? Feel free to scroll through my phone and look at the document, which has more in-depth about the subject substantiated by current related problems.
