Almost 30 831. The Cost of Constant Stimulation (+ How to Reclaim Your Life)
Dec 30, 2025
Discover the hidden costs of constant stimulation and how it impacts creativity and mental health. Explore the transformative power of boredom and the essential nature of mundane moments. Learn about the science behind dopamine, attention residue, and how they affect your focus. Lindsey shares practical tips to build boredom tolerance and emphasizes the connection between emotional processing and silence in relationships. Unplug, reset, and reclaim your magic with actionable challenges to cultivate presence and creativity.
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Motherhood Revealed Her Escape Habits
- Lindsey noticed becoming uncomfortable with mundane moments after becoming a mom and often escapes them with her phone or tasks.
- She catches herself answering emails while her son plays and calls this a deprioritization of what is in front of her.
Boredom Activates Creative Brains
- The brain's default mode network activates when unfocused and fuels creativity, meaning-making, and empathy.
- Creative insights often arrive after disengagement, not during intense focus, so boredom can incubate ideas.
Scrolling Fragments Emotion And Memory
- Rapid social media hits fragment emotion and prevent integration, producing attention residue and reactive states.
- Lindsey describes five emotions in five minutes as evidence that scrolling prevents emotional processing.