Too Much Awareness Can Be a Bad Thing

too much awareness


Every now and then it’s good to step back and reflect on ourselves and the state of our lives, but too much awareness can be a bad thing too.

Our minds are exposed to massive amounts of information in any single day – and our conscious minds aren’t designed to handle all that information at once.

Instead, a lot of it is supposed to get filtered and processed through our unconscious minds. And by doing this, our brains preserve a lot of our focus and mental resources for only the most important things.

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you feel like you have too much awareness? It can be incredibly distracting and draining.

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