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Are Smartphones Fueling or Draining Your Creativity? Smartphones are incredible tools, but they also come with a cost: our focus and creative flow. Here’s a deep dive into why this happens and how to reclaim control. The Data Behind Our Digital Dependence: 📱 150 Times a Day: The average person checks their phone over 150 times daily. That’s about every 6 minutes during waking hours! (Sprout Social) ⏳ 23 Minutes to Refocus: Once distracted, it takes about 23 minutes to get back into the zone of deep work. (Universityof California, Irvine) 🧠 Creativity Drain: Constant interruptions prevent your brain from entering the "flow state," essential for generating innovative ideas. (McKinsey & Company) Why It Matters to You: Whether you’re a marketer, a creative professional, or a business owner, creativity isn’t just a skill—it’s your edge, but staying creative in a world of notifications and social feeds requires intentional effort. 3 Ways to Protect Your Creative Flow: 1️⃣ Set Digital Boundaries Allocate specific times for checking emails or social media. Use tools like Focus Mode on iPhones or apps like Forest to block distractions. Example: The team at The Creative Pistachio dedicates "distraction-free hours" each morning for brainstorming. 2️⃣ Leverage Tech Mindfully Curate your feed: Follow accounts that inspire and educate rather than overwhelm. Use your phone as a tool for creativity—apps like Notion or Canva can spark ideas and simplify workflows. 3️⃣ Unplug for Inspiration Schedule tech-free time daily. Use it to journal, brainstorm, or take a walk. Steve Jobs famously said, “Creativity is just connecting things.” You need mental space to make those connections. 📱 Now it’s your turn to join the Conversation! How do you manage your smartphone use to stay creative and focused? Share your tips below! Let’s learn from each other and build a community that uses tech to enhance, not inhibit, creativity. Subscribe to our newsletter: ✉️ thecreativepistachio.com Need help with organic content for your business? This will be helpful: 👉🏼https://lnkd.in/enBPX-kG #DigitalWellbeing #CreativityAtWork #SocialMedia #Focus #TheCreativePistachio

Content marketing is getting more and more important as we step into 2025. Here are some numbers to keep in mind. 🔗 Engagement Rates: The average engagement rate for social media posts across platforms is about 1-2%. However, posts with visuals, such as images or videos, can boost engagement by up to 94%. (2019: BuzzSumo Report) 🎥 Content Formats: Posts featuring video content generate 1200% more shares than text and image content combined. (Cisco, 2019: Cisco Visual Networking Index) ⛄️ User Preference: 70% of consumers prefer getting to know a company via articles rather than ads, indicating the importance of informative content and storytelling in social media strategies. (Content Marketing Institute, 2019: CMI Research) ⏱️ Impact of Timing: Posting during peak audience activity can boost engagement by 15-20%. Sometimes even higher reaching 40%. (Sprout Social, 2021: Sprout Social Insights) 📱 Mobile Usage: Over 90% of Facebook users access the platform via mobile, highlighting the need for mobile-friendly content and strategies. (Facebook, 2021: Facebook Company Info) 🔎 Brand Awareness: 54% of social browsers use social media to research products, underscoring the importance of maintaining an active social media presence to increase brand visibility and user trust. (GlobalWebIndex, 2020: GWI Research) At thecreativepistachio.com we help premium brands connect better with their target audience through organic social media content. We have packages starting from RM3000/mth that include videos, statics and stories and you will have access to our creative team to handle everything from ideation to posting. We’re officially open for client onboarding for 2025. Slots are limited. Check out our packages here 💪🏼 https://lnkd.in/edzh4dBU Thanks for reading friends. ❤️ #organiccontent #contentmarketing #digitalagency #videomarketing #videoviral #content #creativeagency

Updated website. Please stalk us. You’re more than welcomed! (Just don’t be creepy) Magic at 📸 thecreativepistachio.com We create organic content for lifestyle and F&B brands. 🫣💻

This is quite a sick beat. Organic content creation 🤳💫 Video editing 💻✂️ Product photography 📸 Drop us an email and let’s be friends! shaunyoong@creativepistachio.com #contentcreation #motiongraphics #videoediting #digitalmarketing #contentmarketing #photography #productphotography #videoedits #contentstrategy #branding #design #editing #portfolio #showyourwork

Here’s how make your text 🌊 wavy 🌊 in Adobe Premiere Pro. Shoot us an email or drop us a friendly message if you need help with your next editing projects. ✨🤙🏼 shaunyoong@creativepistachio.com #videoediting #editingtutorials #premierepro #editing #videoedits #editingtips

We’ve been MIA but we’ve been busy… 🥹 Here’s one of our recent projects with STTOKE INC. Got the humble opportunity to create videos for their website and socials for two of their incredible products. Note that the videos here may or may not be the final version that will be released on the website. This is purely a director’s cut for work showcase here. Credits Director of Photography @oscarlhx__ Set design and assistant director @sighemmy Set assistant @bryantes88 Talent @iwislozy Producer, editor and director @shaunthefoody Project done by @thecreativepistachio Music from @epidemicsound Edited on @adobe Premiere Pro Special thanks to @tj_see for helping out on set and @sjm.creationhub for the sick space. 🫶🏼 Hit us up for your social media projects ok! We’re a social media production house that specialises in F&B and lifestyle content or ads like this. shaunyoong@creativepistachio.com #videoproduction #production #socialmediaagency

Your audience is one of the most powerful assets you can have today for your business or personal brand, and starting a newsletter is a great way to start growing your online audience. How is it like starting a newsletter with a niche topic in Malaysia? What challenges will you expect? I had a chat recently with Hew Hoong Liang (Nathan) and Jonathan Khoo, the firey duo who run the Malaysian F1 LinkedIn newsletter with nearly 1.3k subscribers, Race Recap and the corresponding podcast, Race Pod, regarding this topic. Race Recap was built on the passion of two Formula One fans (Nathan and Jonathan) as they strive to build a passionate community for the pinnacle of motor racing on a professional platform. I had a great time speaking with them and I hope their story inspires you to start creating your own content and growing your audience. Go say hi to Nathan and Jonathan and check their podcast and newsletter out. They're doing great work. Race Recap LinkedIn Page: https://lnkd.in/eckXgvuU Race Pod Podcast: https://lnkd.in/ezPJYuN8 Subscribe to Race Recap: https://lnkd.in/edHX_QX6  Nathan - https://lnkd.in/e246vhfH Jonathan - https://lnkd.in/efxGB_Te

Filming a TikTok or IG Reel is stressful to you because you're probably focusing on the wrong things. 🤒 Content creation should be an enjoyable process. You didn't choose to start posting to be miserable right? 🩹 Nobody does. It's a tough crowd out there 🪖, but we're here to support you and we wanna remind you that taking the courage the share stuff online is already a big accomplishment. Keep creating, friends! Not sure how to start growing on Instagram? Download our FREE Instagram Optimisation E-book guide at thecreativepistachio.com or click our site link in our bio. #contentideas #contentcreator #contentcreation #ContentMarketingIdeas #creativepistachio

If you stopped to read this, that means you are a content creator 📸, regardless of whatever your friends say about you. Everyone at any stage of their life, has some sort of value to share and a story to tell. 🫶 If you haven't posted anything yet because of fear, drop us a message and we will try our best to support and help you by giving you some actionable advice to start creating. 💡 Not sure how to start growing on Instagram? Download our FREE Instagram Optimisation E-book guide at thecreativepistachio.com or click our site link in our bio. #contentideas #contentcreator #contentcreation #ContentMarketingIdeas #creativepistachio

Time to be real. Content creation can be tough. Here are 10 habits that can help make the process easier and more enjoyable for you, regardless of the stage that you are at. Hope this helps at least one person and if you found it helpful, help us share it! https://lnkd.in/eruCrUCb