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When you feel like head is bloated or you start being easily distracted, take a break and do something to ease yourself. I usually play a game for 30 minutes or something.
Some days it just doesn't work and then you gotta give it a break. Forcing knowledge onto yourself does not work long term in my opinion.
What I also find handy: Take a walk and think about what you've learned.
I'm feeling this information bloat for weeks now. I have not tried taking a walk tho. mind I ask if I should try to think on nothing or focus on the thing I want to learn/that's bloating me?
I like how we use bloat here
A good one is a half hour sit-com. Like The Simpsons, or Big Bang Theory. Whatever you prefer. Take a few minutes to slow your brain down, put on a sit-com or cartoon and try to relax. When the shows over, get back to it. I like this way because it times itself, I can't just add five more minutes, the shows over.
I like this idea. However, I practice drawing and usually have some show in the background. But its pretty relaxing all over if I'm actually in the mood to do that.
problem is I only like media that makes you think, not in a deep way, but in an intriguing fantasy way. And it doesn't help much when I try to get my mind off of things and find Gravity Falls 11 years late.
This happened a week or two ago.
Personally, I've found that it varies. Sometimes thinking more about the tricky thing helps, but sometimes a break is necessary. When I am struggling from info bloat, I am less able to figure out what's needed, so trial and error helps.
I also agree, this is a fun word usage; I don't think it would have occurred to me if you'd not said anything. It reminds me of how there are a lot of words that have been given new flavour or meaning as a result of modern tech. Bloat, for example, makes me think of "bloatware" on my phone as much as it makes me think of an upset tummy.
haha, I came at it from a bloat is what slows PCs down because it fills them, and now we are using it for filling and slowing down our minds. I'm not native (I'm Hungarian) so I didn't even realise at first that that's the origin of the word.
I wonder how many other things I learned in reverse order. There are probably a lot of words that will completely change meaning with new generations.
Anyways I kind of fixed myself by just getting bored lol. I took a day or two focusing on different things (brain dead games and school). Now I feel as good as new :D (although I need to get more sleep)
Walking helps to get your mind free. I usually listen to a podcast and think a bit about what I've read. Trying to understand it.
I'm not a pro, but that usually helps a lot.