My brain is over stimulated with useless garbage. It's nonsense that fills my mind. My eardrums are being torn with senseless noise emanating from a loud box. I can't make my own thoughts. I hear others. I can't focus. Everything in my mind is jumbled. It's time for a mental detox. I need to cleanse my palette and undergo a mental detox.
Clearing my mind of wasteful data and information allows me think my own thoughts. Calming my mind by reducing the clutter will help me organize and sort them. Doing this detox will let me become creative, innovative, and forward thinking.
How am I going to do this? I'm going on a media fast once a week this December and cap it off with a week of no television, xBox 360 and its brethren (Damn you Guitar Hero!), talk radio, and browsing the internet unless I have to update this site or find information for a school or work assignment. Can I do it? I think I can.
It's hard to break bad habits but trying is better than not doing. Today will be a nice break for me from everything. No internet, not television, no computer. Just me, myself, and I. I need to replace a bad habit with a good one that's enjoyable. I intend filling my time reading a good, well written book.
Clearing my head from excess media will calm my mind down little by little. I will think clearer. My mind will be less congested. Whenever I go camping and get away, I feel at peace, sharp, and stronger. Little by little I can develop good habits that will help me grow and feel like that everyday.