It's trying to deal with more information than the brain has evolved to handle.

They got focused on this.

Wanting to focus not being sure what will need in the future,

those acts of filtering, focusing, trying to recall and remember and retrieve.

Don't just focus on the middle of the screen,

allow your brain to rest and then go back and actually understand what you want to do.

It's Note2Self and this is day three of Info Magical.

I'm Manouche Summerodi.

If you're new to the project, welcome.

This week is about making information overload disappear.

With a week of challenges designed to help you organize your overwhelmed brain

and think more clearly.

Focus.

To make the most of the project and personalize your Info Magical experience,

sign up at wnyc.org slash info magical.

Now, what you'll be doing today.

On day three, you're going for a magical brain.

Instead of asking you to do something specific today,

we're actually asking you to not do something.

Today, you need to avoid a meme or a trending topic or a must read or whatever article,

video or diff that everyone in your world is consuming.

You are only going to consume information that gets you closer to your information goal.

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