Today I turn 27. I am pretty happy with my jump from 26 to 27, to be honest. 26 is such a boring number in comparison. Anyhoo, I don’t really have an agenda with this post. I am merely writing what comes to mind at this particular moment in time. What I find most fascinating about my progress over the last 7 years is that I am overflowing with goals and aspirations. Prior to starting college when I was 21 years of age, I didn’t have much motivation to do anything ambitious. Fast forward to today, and I have so many projects I want to accomplish that it actually stresses me out. All the motivation simply stems from growing as a person through learning. All living beings have an innate drive to grow and contribute something to society. The more you learn, the more you empower yourself to add value to the world. A lot of us know this deep down; this isn’t epiphany-inducing information.
The problem I have been struggling with and I would imagine everyone else is too is limiting the distractions of the modern world that take us off our righteous path. Up until about 2 years of age, the human brain actually contains more neurons than it ever will. The brain then starts to prune its neurons, as in cutting off trivial connections in a way to make more meaningful neural connections more efficient. It is a decluttering of the brain to improve functioning. This same logic applies to the distractions of our lives. The modern individual with a smartphone equipped in their hand is at an extreme fight for possession of their limited attention. Every time you unlock your phone to simply check a text, you are at risk of falling into a 30-minute frenzy of checking all of your incessant notifications.
Let’s face the fact that we are all consumed with distracting bullshit. I literally spent 20 minutes the other day browsing some random dude’s Tik Tok page who creates croissants beautiful enough to steal your partner from you. It sucks, but if you don’t want to succumb to mind-numbing mediocrity in today’s age, you have to actively work to limit the bullshit, and there is an extreme abundance of it. I can’t even get through a day anymore without someone recommending me a new must-watch TV show. It makes me sad because I’d love to watch the show and strengthen the connection and bond between a friend, but it comes at the cost of my drowning attention. So my ultimate goal from here on out is to prune the bullshit. Life is short; do not spend it on meaningless activities. And if you don’t know what is meaningful to you, then take the time to meditate on it. There is a part of you that knows what is meaningful already. It just got lost in the bullshit of life. Put the phone away and dig deep into the crates of your inner child and see what your mind comes up with. Then start to grow again so that you can contribute. I for one will be focusing on more blog posts and looking to complete the most meaningful project I set out to complete to date: “Cosmic Latte: the Mixtape.” I am sorry if you hear from me less, but I hope I hear from you less too, for then maybe it means you’re focusing on something more meaningful to you.
Cosmic Latte 