The odd angle

Do you also get ideas while sitting on a commode seat or while casually walking and sometimes while washing utensils or maybe during getting a shower. I personally have got many blog ideas and solutions to the problems which I am not thinking consciously while doing such activities of social reproduction. Why do we encounter our creative side when we are actually not engaging consciously with the activities of creation or in production? The answer lies in a concept called Scatterfocus which I have borrowed from Chris Bailey's book Hyperfocus.  What is Scatterfocus? Scatterfocus, as presented in Hyperfocus, is the intentional practice of letting your mind wander freely. It's the opposite of hyperfocus, where you concentrate intensely on a single task. Scatterfocus allows your mind to explore various ideas and make unexpected connections without the pressure of achieving a specific outcome. Bailey calls it "Scatterfocus" because in it, our attention scatters to focus on...

Living With A Disability: A Quest For Self-Discovery Living with a disability is hard but what makes it even more harder is the stigmas that are attached along with it. Disability is generally seen as biogenetic phenomena, has to be understood sociologically. It should be studied as a biosocially constructed phenomena. The stigmas that are attached to disability crumble the self-worth which largely impacts the personality of an individual. So, I will be reflecting on my own experiences as a girl with visual impairment in order to shed light upon social nature of disability as much of the individual struggles of people with disability manifest at a social level. I argue that due to low self-efficacy that stems from various notions regarding disability, the soul of people with disability is not only crumbled in everyday life but their voices are often silenced on various issues with immense stigmas attached with their identity thereby raising questions of agency. My story When I was bo...

- jatin Mathur image: unsplash Too much information is bombarded to us from too many sources and it is not easy for us to focus and this information overload results into distractions and further which contributes to poor concentration but you need to improve your clarity of focus and achieve Mental Stamina to get what you want. 1. Long-term concentration is a must have skill in today's world and reading is a powerful way to achieving it.  Not only does reading damage your ignorance but also challenges you to focus long enough on a topic; eliminating all forms of distraction. What's more if you are in a serene environment absorbed in an especially engaging book. It pulls you into the narrative and silences your busy mind. It's one of the best pleasures in life.  2. Exercise: while strengthening your body through exercise, you are also increasing your ability to  —recall —concentrate & — enhancing your creativity  3. Meditation/ connecting with nature...