Questão 57 - UNIFOR Medicina 2024/2

Your mobile device is ruining your creativity

A paradox of modernity is our best ideas come when offline, yet we rely on digital tools to bring those ideas to life. This worked fine when we didn’t also try to bring our workstation with us 24/7 via latest gen smartphone in our pocket, always-on, always at the ready to disrupt deep thoughts and deep work. You're not only unproductive on mobile, you're robbing yourself of the most fertile time for contemplation by being tethered. The downstream effects of this on your life could not be more simultaneously pronounced and ignored.

Twitter/X and social media didn’t hijack your attention or life, we had those growing up in the 90s. I was on forums/boards as a kid instead of TV and it honestly couldn’t have been healthier. Instead of simply being passively entertained by cable, much of what I learned was directly transferable to what I do by day, and it might surprise some of you but it was cerebral time spent. But previously, you left that at home and then went out and connected with others face-to-face without distraction. [...]

There is significant evidence to suggest creativity thrives in moments of solitude and contemplation. According to a study by HBR, people tend to have their most original ideas when they’re not focused on their work. This phenomenon, known as ‘incubation,’ is the unconscious processing of information and problem-solving that occurs when we step away from the task at hand. Taking breaks (without the pings of work) and allowing the mind to wander enhances creative problem-solving. Thus, it's safe to say our most fertile ground for contemplation is when we are offline, away from the constant stream of digital information. If these breaks involve your mobile device being glued to your face you’re already lost, and are robbing yourself of perhaps the most critical time for when you are at work and need to deliver something important and unique.

Disposnível em: https://www.hottakes.space/p/your-mobile-device-is-ruining-your?s=03. Acesso em: 22 mai. 2024.

 

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