One thing the most prolific among us do differently is they optimize for boredom.
See, in today’s world, there seems to be two default states for the modern person: busy or bored.
And those who are bored, most often, find ways they can quickly make themselves busy—typically through unimportant busywork, passive entertainment, and social media.
But, those who can reprogram their mind to see boredom as something different… something to be sought out… something to be carefully guarded… something to be planned for…
Get to spend more time in that non-busy state… undistracted and unbothered… uninfluenced and unhindered… un-marketed to and unprodded…
So they can more freely explore ideas on their own…
So they can sort through the infinite depth of what’s already there…
So they can imaginatively play as they once did when they were at their creative height(s)…
So they can become a prolific example of what it means to be an independent, uniquely capable, creatively abundant, infinitely potentialed human in a world of ever present and ever increasing carbon copies and AI regurgitations.
Those who are too busy flooding their minds with everything else never get a chance to sort through it all and actually decide.
P.s. I asked: Do you create better in tension or relaxation? I found the answers to be quite interesting…