CREATOR GROWTHApr 13, 2026
the contradiction of having too much awareness
Ever notice how being hyper-aware doesn't always help? Sometimes it feels like awareness turns into an insidious type of distraction, pulling you away from engaging with life itself. Maybe you've sensed it, too.
Mitch
Reality Designer
2min
I've definitely realized that there's something off with how we use our awareness. I mean, we're all told that awareness is this sacred thing, and yeah, it kind of is, but there comes a point where it feels like too much awareness can actually become its own distraction. Like, instead of helping you engage with the world, it starts creating these invisible barriers that keep you from really digging into life. It's like you've got all these tabs open in the browser of your mind, and suddenly, your attention is fragmented.
You're just stuck in this loop of observation without participation.
When I was younger, I thought being more aware was the answer to everything, like some ultimate OS upgrade for my life. And in a way, I wasn't wrong. Awareness is powerful, but the interesting thing about that is it also creates this layer of separation, you know? To be aware is to filter, to interpret, and sometimes, to distort reality.
And in doing so, it makes you less of an active participant and more of a passive observer. It’s almost like you're installing a plugin that turns life into a screen saver, looping visuals that are mesmerizing yet static.
So here's where it gets weird. The input layer, where all this external information is fed into your consciousness, can become overloaded. It's like trying to play a game while you're too focused on analyzing the game mechanics instead of actually playing. This reality, this screen where your beliefs are projected, becomes artificially complex.
We're so busy curating our perception that we forget to be part of the damn thing. You end up like a gallery spectator examining the brushstrokes rather than the artwork.
I've noticed this in my own life, especially when I started to really focus on building things that matter. You get so immersed in the why and how that you forget the what. You forget that life, this supposed serious thing, is a game with hidden variables, and if you're too busy gazing at the strings, you miss the puppet show entirely. We configure and reconfigure our parameters so much that we disregard the very experience we're trying to enhance.
game mechanics of lifepost always talks about how the real game isn't on the screen but in how you choose to play it. And that’s crucial. So much emphasis is placed on the algorithm of life curating your reality, that sometimes, you don't even realize you've outsourced the whole thing. Like, suddenly your reality is on autopilot, driven by default settings and preferences you never even picked.
The self-audit is something I've been thinking about lately. We examine the whole terrain of our life to find what's broken. But what if, in our zeal to debug, we actually miss the point? You're tweaking the code, patching bugs, while the essence of what matters slips by unnoticed.
It strikes me that maybe sometimes you’ve got to let the system run, let errors occur, so you can see beyond the glitches to the real experience.
Let's not even get started on how we let the external world feed plugins into our reality. All those things that society says you need? Cars, possessions, even certain types of knowledge, those become the psychic notifications that ping endlessly, saying, "Install me. You need this to function." When, in reality, what you truly need can't be framed in code or defined by some parameter.
Back when I was figuring out who I was, what felt like a lifetime ago when I decided to be homeless or start a business, I learned that sometimes stripping away the fluff uncovers what’s truly essential. And that complexity? Most of it's unnecessarily self-imposed. Reality, left to its own devices, is straightforward, unfiltered, raw.
It's our perception, our biases, the operating system we run in our minds that spins it into this convoluted mess.
Designing your reality is basically debugging your own operating system. You find the broken beliefs, you patch them, and then everything downstream starts working differently.
It's wild how this belief system, this operating system we're running, can be upgraded perpetually, yet remain so outdated. We're often cradling these beliefs and truths about life like heirlooms, never questioning their relevance in our current reality. And honestly, that's how we end up curating these versions of ourselves that look nothing like who we are or want to become.
I've been thinking about how these insights fit into consciousness as technologypost. It’s not just about adding features; it's about cleaning the slate periodically. You know, like unplugging from the grid to reset the system. Then, you can engage with life at its most fundamental level.
It’s the simplest things, like direct interactions without the layers, that often bring the most joy.
You ever notice how there are moments where time just stretches, or bends, almost like it's accommodating your presence? Those are the moments I chase now. They show up when I've finally let go of needing to overthink everything, when I stop feeding the wrong part of my mind and start focusing on what’s immediately in front of me. Playing the game, fully aware, but not self-defeatingly so.
It's like peeling back layers upon layers of preconceived notions, these archetypes that society proclaims are essential. When you opt out of the default configurations, that's when true awareness emerges, not as just another slide on the screen, but as the very screen itself.
Life keeps sending psychic notifications; they’re subtle, but if you sit still long enough, they whisper truths that no amount of overthinking could ever reveal. The challenge, always, is to listen without filtering them through the biases we’ve carried forever.
Alright, I’m starting to wonder about something new now. It's like, what if there’s an invisible architecture to emotions, something we build ourselves without even realizing it? It's not just in how we feel but how we allow those feelings to construct realities we inhabit. Maybe that's the next level we should aim to reach.
Or maybe it’s just me, or not, I don’t know.
Mitch
RD Core
Mitch is a creative at heart, with a diverse skillset in business, software and audio engineering. He spends most of his time working on projects and laughing with his friends and family.
