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Shelley Livingstone
Co-founder of Copenhagen Float
Hey there. I am Shelley, one of the founders of Copenhagen float. I have been working as an audio engineer for the past 16 years…tuning the sound of loudspeakers, recording music, listening to the same sounds over and over again until they sound just right. Making micro-decisions all day long based on what entered my brain via my ear holes. Guess what? That is really tiring work…for your ears, your eyes and your brain!
Sensory overload
About 12 years ago, I was working long days in Shanghai. I became exhausted with the noise…at work, at home, on the commute. I didn’t know the name for it at the time, but I was suffering from sensory overload. A friend recommended I try floating (or sensory deprivation) and I was delighted to find one in Shanghai, not so far from my office.
My first float was really special. I immediately felt relaxed the moment I entered the float space, and when I closed the door and lay down in the salt water, I knew I was in the right place! The first moment of stillness I had experienced in literally months.
I let go completely and my mind shut off. I reached a state where I had no idea of time and space. No attachment to anything, no demands to meet, no place to be, no sense of where I was. Sometimes I had the sensation that I was falling or drifting, and towards the end of the float, my brain started to create monochrome patterns.
Do you sit in front of a screen all day?
If you work in a field that requires analytical or strategic thinking, where the cognitive load is constant and thousands of decisions have to made all day long, I can strongly recommend trying floating. Give your overactive brain a REST for once!
Ask yourself the following questions:
- Do you have more than 5 tabs open right now?
- Do you sit in front of a computer in order to earn money?
- Is your job to optimize something over and over?
- Is concentrated looking and listening required to complete tasks in your job?
- Do you suffer from decision fatigue or brain fog?
If you’ve answered yes, then do yourself a massive favour and give floating a try! It has transformed my life in so many ways – I don’t suffer from brain fog any more, I am unbelievably productive at work, and way more calm than I’ve ever been, and my back pain has melted away. It is so beneficial for your brain, your mental health and your body.
Yes that’s you…programmers, designers, engineers, analysts, producers, video editors, DJs, project managers, digital marketeers, scientists, architects and entrepreneurs!
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