It is filled to the brim with:

news,
reminders,
stories,
information,
projects
and sometimes a kernel of wisdom.

It is exhausting, barely understood and vital to our survival.

And now, it is being bombarded more than any other time in human history. To use our minds to their potential requires a double-edged sword of filling and focusing it.

The issue I run into is working through the mess.
Seeing through the clutter.

Stepping over random bits of information that sounded “cool” or may be useful one day. Writing things down certainly helps, but only if I remember to write down things as I remember them.

How do we guard ourselves against further clutter?

By recognizing the common trick of any demon:

being tempted away from what’s important.