Abundance is overwhelming

How many posts will you save? How many books will you hoard? How many hours will you spend figuring out what to do with the next one?

Your brain wasn’t built for this flood. It short-circuits, not because you’re lazy or lack willpower—but because it doesn’t know what to do next. It’s not psychological. It’s physiological. Too much input clogs the circuits. And when overwhelmed, your brain reaches for the easiest out—distraction.

Here’s the truth: abundance breaks focus. Scarcity sharpens it.

So give your brain less. Just one thing. You make that choice—don’t leave it to your brain. It sucks at choosing. But you, with intention, can guide it. Use a simple equation: • What’s important to you? • What’s important right now? • What specifically do you want to know about it? (Specific is the keyword. And yes, specific can still be serendipitous.) • What will make you feel significant in the next hour?

That might be a nap. A no-screen moment. Reading a single paragraph. Learning one thing. Or even watching Netflix—but on purpose.

When it’s your conscious choice, your brain respects it. It doesn’t rebel. It aligns. It moves forward. No resistance. No distraction.

Don’t stare at the raging river of everything you could do. Focus on what fits into your water bottle right now. You win the hour. You win your mind. You begin to feel better.

Simplicity is sophisticated. But simplicity only comes when awareness is high.

Awareness guides agency. Agency fuels action. Without awareness, you’re just performing tasks mindlessly. And that’s the real energy drain.

Choose less. Do it fully. And watch how much more you gain.