Is Your Hard Drive Full?

Is Your Hard Drive Full?

When your mental hard drive is full, it's impossible for new thoughts of inspiration or creativity to get through.

Grasshopper Notes are the writings from America's Best Known Hypnotherapist John Morgan. His podcasts contain his most responded to essays and blog posts from the past two decades. 

Find the written versions of these podcasts on John's podcasting site: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1628038

"The Grasshopper" is the part of you that whispers pearls of wisdom that  seem to pop into your mind from out of the blue. John's essays and blog posts are his interpretations of these "Nips of Nectar." Others have labeled his writings as timeless wisdom. 

Most of the John's writings revolve around self improvement and self help. They address topics like:

• Mindfulness
• Peace of mind
• Creativity
• How to stay in the present moment
• Spirituality
• Behavior improvement

And stories that transform you to a wider sense of awareness that presents more options. And isn't that what we all want, more options? 

John uploads these podcasts on a regular basis. So check back often to hear these podcasts heard around the world. Who wants to be the next person to change? 

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Transcript

s Your Hard Drive Full?

You know how a computer can’t download anything new when the hard drive is full?

Well, this isn’t about computers—it’s about your mind.

When your head is packed with thoughts, worries, opinions, and to-do lists, there’s no space for something fresh to show up. No room for creativity. No room for inspiration. Just like with a hard drive, we’ve got a limit.

Let’s say you run a little diner with only 7 seats at the counter. You can only serve 7 customers at a time. If they stay all day sipping coffee and taking up space, new customers—no matter how hungry or eager to spend money—can’t get a seat.

That’s how it works in our minds. If all the seats are full, nothing new gets in.

So, what can you do?

Start by observing your thoughts. Not reacting to them. Not judging. Just noticing.

Picture each thought like a customer at your diner. Don’t debate with them. Don’t try to kick them out. Just notice they’re there.

For example, here are a couple of factual, unemotional observations about your lingering thoughts:

“I’m having a thought about not making budget.”
 “I’m having a thought about not wanting to go to that PTA meeting.”

That’s it. Observation. No arm wrestling with your mind.

When you do that, two things happen:

1. You see what’s actually going on in your head.
2. The thoughts tend to leave more quickly—because they know they’re being watched.

It’s amazing how just noticing your thoughts—without judgment—loosens their grip. They don’t get to operate in the shadows anymore. And when one thought leaves, a seat opens up.

That’s when something new can walk in.

Think of it like this: a hungry kid makes eye contact through the window with one of your customers. How long is that person going to sit there and leisurely sip soup? Not long.

Observation works the same way. It doesn’t take a pep talk or a fight. Just attention.

So if you haven’t had the “blue plate special” of inspiration in a while, maybe it’s time to simply look around your mental diner and notice who’s been camped out too long.

Bon appétit.

All the best,
 John