The ability to think clearly is a valuable skill that we often take for granted. It’s
a skill we often learn by ourselves through trial and error. If you feel like you are
struggling to think clearly, the problem might be due to brain fog. There’s a lot of causes
for brain fog and you can’t blame it all on one cause so this video won’t be exploring
that topic but this video will be exploring how to think clearly.
Our brain deals with external stimuli everyday and if it were to absorb each and every stimuli,
the brain would shut down. There would be way too much information to process and we
wouldn’t be able to function like that. In order to deal with this issue, the brain
has filters that filter out what’s important and what’s not. It knows that if you are
talking with someone then the conversation is more important than what is going on around
you. Although it is a great system that works, sometimes the filters work against you, especially
if you are dealing with brain fog. How many times have you been thinking of something
completely different from what you were currently doing? We all had that experience more times
than we could count. There are times where our attention isn’t directed to where it
needs to be because we are not actively directing it there. So what do we do when our brain
is failing us? Obviously the best course of action is prevention
but I will talk about prevention later. In order to think clearly when your attention
isn’t where it needs to be, you need to organize your thoughts and discard the unnecessary
ones. It sounds simple but it’s easier said than done. You want to find some space where
you can extract the information in your mind and organize them. A common method many people
use to organize their thoughts is by journaling. It allows that person to get down everything
that is going through their mind. However, there are many other ways to achieve the same
result such as taking a nature walk. It’s up to you to find a routine that works for
you to help you organize your thoughts. If you are in the middle of something and it’s
not an ideal time to use your routine then just take some deep breaths and try to redirect
your attention to where it needs to be. It might be simple but that’s the best course
of action if you are unable to think clearly in the moment and you need to focus. With
that out of the way, let’s talk about prevention. We all consume a lot of information from the
internet and social media. It’s completely harmless and in fact, it might even be good
for you if you are using the internet to learn some stuff. The problem is that depending
on how much time you spend consuming information, you might be giving your brain too much stimuli.
For example, watching a Youtube video is all good and fine. You have a good time watching
it and maybe you learn something. However, when you spend 4 or more hours just consuming
then your brain will feel tired and overloaded. Another example would be scrolling through
Reddit. Spending some time on it is good but when you spend too much time scrolling through,
your brain won’t be in the best condition. When you are consuming too much, you aren’t
giving yourself any space to rest and take care of yourself. I would say that not taking
care of yourself is one of the biggest causes of brain fog. If you can prevent yourself
from getting brain fog then you can think clearly. So how can we properly rest and take
care of ourselves? On most days we work and then spend the rest
of that time glued to our screens. When you think of resting you might think of working
less and spending more time doing the things you do in your free time. What you need to
know is that there are much better ways to rest and take care of yourself. If you are
not getting enough sleep then you need to get some more sleep with the time you just
got from working less. Getting some more sleep might just be what your body needs to be back
in peak condition. If your health is not in a good condition you should go take some walks
or maybe workout. While it sounds like you are exposing yourself to more stimuli, doing
some exercise does the opposite. When you exercise, you often clear your mind and you
can just focus on your own thoughts. Although your body is great at telling you what you
need, a lot of us don’t listen to our bodies. I think one of the reasons why is because
it just doesn’t seem productive to rest. Hustle culture tells us we need to grind 24/7
and work like crazy to get the success we want. We get told that putting in more hours
is better but the truth is that quality is better than quantity. Just 1 good hour can
get you a lot more work done than 3 bad hours. No matter what hustle culture tells you, you
need to rest and take care of yourself. This way, you won’t have any problems with brain
fog and you can think clearly. Have you ever struggled to think clearly?
Leave a comment below and check out the video shown on the end screen if you want to learn
more about decluttering your mind since that can also help you think clearly.