Beyond Our Minds: How Environmental Factors Sabotage Our Ideas
Do you know that your environment also influences your interest in your ideas
Yesterday I wrote on the psychological effect to why we lose interest in our ideas, and I was able to identify three factors which are procrastination, fear of failure, and perfectionism. These three are things that occur from within and also have a way to influence whether we will take action on our ideas or not.
Today, we will discuss those environmental factors that make us lose interest in our ideas. So let us begin.
Distractions
When I say distractions, this can go as far as the people we have around us and also technology itself. For people like me, I like when my workspace is free of people. I like being alone to think and not having to see anyone around me as just the sight of someone or the movement of someone can get me easily distracted. And when I get distracted, it is always difficult for me to go back in the flow.
People Distractions
People wonder why I like being alone, and not always wanting people around me; it is because I get highly distracted and less productive when I am around a lot of people. I believe this can be the case for a lot of people as well. If truly you are like this, always learn to isolate yourself, create a thinking space where there are limited distractions, in fact zero distractions so that you can have an easy flow of ideas.
Technology Distractions
Technology itself can serve as a great deal of distraction. Your mobile notifications can keep you away from building up that idea. You could decide to read a book or work on a project and at that minute you get a notification from a friend in school or a notification of no importance. These can take away your attention and cool down your interest and inspirational flow on your ideas.
So here is what I do in order to avoid be distracted by any of my devices: I turn on my do not disturb mood (DND). I know that whatever message anybody wants to send to me can wait or will be responded to when I am done. This way, you save yourself from unnecessary distractions.
Environmental Distractions
Lastly, I will like to speak about the cleanliness of the environment. When an environment is tidy, it is a lot easier to brainstorm, think, and build your ideas. A cluttered environment can get you distracted easily. If it is not the case for you, but it is for me. This is why I always do my best to make my environment neat before I start working. This way I get to build on my ideas easily and have a productive day.
Lack of Support
At some point in our lives, we always need support to make our ideas come true. These supports can be either financial support or emotional support; it is always great having someone who is there to remind you to always believe in yourself, having someone who believes in you.
Financial support has a great way of making one lose interest in their ideas. There are so many ideas that you presently have and cannot execute because you don't have the financial capacity to fund them. A lot of people fall into this category, and what I will suggest is that they don't forget their ideas and do their best to keep working on them with the little they can.
Also, speak about the value your ideas can bring about. You don't know who you may find along the way that has the capacity to fund your ideas because they can see the work you have done with the little you have. One thing about people and investors is that they do not just invest in ideas; they want to invest in the credibility, the passion, and the drive they see in the person. That way they know that their money is secure to yield profits in the future.
Peer Pressure
Have you ever changed your mind over an idea because it is not what people do or because you feel it may look weird among others. A lot of people may choose not to work on their ideas because they feel it will make them obsolete and not follow the trend or not let them have the feel of being among. They forget that peculiarity and uniqueness are what make us stand out from others. It can drive us to success faster than we think.
So if you have an idea that seems different from the norm, don't be too shy to work on it or be tamed by the latest trend or the want to be along. Be yourself and let the world experience your uniqueness.
Are there any other environmental factors you would love to add to the list?
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Procrastination is a disease that kills the faster than we think and we tend to even forget some of those ideas due to procrastination
that is one thing we forget my bro.
I think it mostly depends on us means our personality. Some people get distracted easily. I think in my case I hardly get distracted but I feel environmental factor is a reasonable factor that can distract me.
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STOPIntentionality is a big part of overcoming these distractions.
It's easier to get distracted when you listen to the 'noise' around you.
If every step along the path for what we're going for has the tinge of knowing the 'why, how, when' dynamics, we would probably have answers to the discouraging factors.