Does Anyone Else Feel Like They've Gotten Dumber?

[Uitomy]

I've been feeling similar but less dumb and more so annoyed.

So much hate and ignorance and pleasure in this world it frequently fukks my mind up because of all the obstacles I face being a creative in a 3rd world country masquerading as a first.


It gets to a point where I feel attacked morally and mentally by any new trends lately


Gotta be stoic and the best kind of man you can be, it's different for everyone though. But for me I've practiced this to get me over:

Embracing old media, using analog devices sometimes over digital, reading history , meditating on what is importsnt and what the man wants to force me to think is important, playing a sport of some kind (epically playing MORE than spectating, that's a major key), when it comes to my art and creative endeavors I have a less is more mindset and make it so I put max effort into fewer projects so that I create more value each time I do it vs pumping out stuff, which I now REFUSE to call content.



Bunch of rambling but basically breh, you neeed to do things that are good for your mind and body and demand your focus and attention to finish, experience, and master the things you do in life that make you YOU

 

[TEH]

Yeah

It’s the 5 G and the COVID vaccine

 

[King Poetic]

I really need to get back into shape

I literally been burnt out over the pass 4 years since my father dad

I have 40 hours of work

A wife

And my mother is elderly so i have to go to the store for her, take her to her doctor appointments and do things around her house from yard work to any repairs

 

[Wargames]

Your Mind is like any other muscle. If you aren’t using it, it’ll get flabby and sick

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Me...I got wiser, but NGL gang, I'm missing a few marshmallows from the s'mores .

It happens with life. You get older and your mind starts to shift to a slow clog movement.

Doesn't help I take meds and all sorts of shyt that causes brain fog. It could be worse tho.

 

[ObsidianDev]

If you had Covid, there is your answer..

They really don’t talk about just how bad that shyt changed life

That was one of the things it causes brain fog and some people never recovered

Thankfully I never caught Covid.

But 2020 without a doubt was hell on my mental health.

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

Definitely not

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

Less screen time will definitely help...I felt myself getting smarter by simply deleting social media apps

 

[Michael's Black Son]

Nope.

Feel Smarter and I realize most people would be in perpetual peril if it weren’t for a small group of scientists, engineers and visionaries

 

[ObsidianDev]

stay off the internet and social media and you will recover in no time. Lift, cardio, eat clean, and meditate....You're mind will sharpen up again

No lie, I'm definitely addicted to the internet. Last month my wifi went out for two days and after work when I would get home during that time I would just sit around and check my connection every 15 minutes. I felt like Pookie from "New Jack City" because my dopamine receptors are so damn fried

 

[Bboystyle]

No lie, I'm definitely addicted to the internet. Last month my wifi went out for two days and after work when I would get home during that time I would just sit around and check my connection every 15 minutes. I felt like Pookie from "New Jack City" because my dopamine receptors are so damn fried

We all guilty of this. We have the internet in the palm of our hands and if u take away, its like taking crack from a fiend

 

[Windows 91]

Back when I was in college a decade ago, my mind felt razor sharp. I could slog through dry textbooks without losing focus, I could hold a conversation without using a bunch of filler words, and my memory and information recall was on point.

It seems like now, for the past several years, my mind feels foggy, my thoughts feel jumbled, my speech often sounds stilted and unsure, and my memory feels weak -- unless I'm at work where I need to be "on".

I could've written this, this has been happening to me the last few years. I've been wondering if it's just a natural thing as I age.

My knowledge feels strong and I feel wiser than ever, it's like it's just slower to access that information.

 

[MajesticLion]

Time to get on a plane.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

I was looking at a world map and on one end was California. WAAYY on the other end was Japan.

How is that just a 10-11 hour flight?

 

[franknitty711]

I am pushing 50 in a couple years and cognitively I feel like experience has helped shaped my reaction to things. Its okay to not be the first person with the answer. Actually, my work is much more on the strategic side that requires time and thought and less of a knee jerk response. I am a curious person that always likes to learn, that seems to be a good recipe for keeping the mind sharp.