Episode 550 Attention is Limited
An episode of the Make and Design with Carina Gardner podcast, hosted by Carina Gardner, titled "Episode 550 Attention is Limited" was published on January 27, 2026 and runs 18 minutes.
January 27, 2026 ·18m · Make and Design with Carina Gardner
Summary
Designers often think they need more talent, better tools, or the perfect strategy. But what if the real issue is attention? In this episode, we explore why attention is one of your most limited creative resources and how splitting it between fear, comparison, and pressure quietly sabotages your work. Drawing from psychology and neuroscience, we talk about why mindset gets in the way of clarity, why overthinking blocks creative flow, and how focused making changes what you see and what you be...
Episode Description
Designers often think they need more talent, better tools, or the perfect strategy. But what if the real issue is attention?
In this episode, we explore why attention is one of your most limited creative resources and how splitting it between fear, comparison, and pressure quietly sabotages your work. Drawing from psychology and neuroscience, we talk about why mindset gets in the way of clarity, why overthinking blocks creative flow, and how focused making changes what you see and what you believe is possible.
This conversation is for designers who feel capable but scattered, creative but stuck, and who sense they are missing something they cannot quite name. Paying attention is not just a productivity skill. It is a creative advantage.
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