Honor Your Bandwidth

ITS articles are written with the info-saturated brain in mind.

Most of the posts here In the Seeds are short format, meaning - they're around 1,000 words or less. While 1,000 words may seem longish - the average online article is 5,000 words. Apparently, we're used to reading lengthy articles, even on our phones.

Even so, I write the length that I, when feeling like a stressed parent with next-to-no mental real estate, would like to read.

(When I'm on info. overload, I start bouncing my knees up and down, hyperactive-style. It's like my body is trying to get away from my brain. Or maybe I'm trying to outrun the too-long movie, article, or email. The technical term for this is "Jimmy Legs.")

We all have limited bandwidth each day - yet we get bombarded with messaging from all sides. I'll never forget the first time a gas pump started talking to me. (Pro Tip)

When you are frayed and tired, your nervous system is not signaling your brain to do a deep subject dive. It wants necessary details only.

At moments that you have the attention span of a fruit fly, honor that. Your brain needs white space.

When you have more time/bandwidth, there are some articles here In the Seeds that run a little longer. (But not New York Times long - no hate on the NYT.)

Here's the point: I'm a fan of short formats. I hope you are too. There... 265 words, I'm done. No Jimmy Legs.