Inspiration is in the Moment

This week I spent Tuesday and Wednesday at the Inspire Conference in London. The days were filled with some inspiring talks and nice long breaks where we had the chance to meet new people and exchange ideas.

What I noticed was that among the crowd were some people that throughout the entire conference were clinged to their devices. E-mailing, browsing, twitting, chatting, anything but taking part in the experience. Even during the breaks, there were people that just sat at their seats doing busywork and didn't engage in any conversation. What they failed to understand was that in order to be inspired you had to unplug and let the ideas sink in. This cannot be done when you are spreading your attention to multiple channels of information.

We all live busy lives with information coming towards us constantly. In order to be inspired and have amazing ideas we need to be able to live in the moment. Enjoy the experience and let our brains gather and process the information. Next time you are at a conference, put your devices into sleep and enjoy the experience. Let the ideas take you on a journey and be inspired.