If you are watching a movie, listening to music, or looking at marvelous art, it draws all your attention and disperses all your distractions. You find a pause in your emotions.
That pause in emotions brings clarity over thoughts—a priceless mental piece, the focus of a mindful monk. Art acts like meditation in a world full of distractions.
There is a saying by Winston Churchill: “We shape our buildings; thereafter, they shape us.”
The same goes well with the arts; when we select and surround ourselves with art, we craft our creativity with calmness.
We are born with nonverbal cues, then we learn languages to express ourselves verbally. Not all expressions, emotions, aspirations, imaginations, or evolutions can be expressed through words. Here comes art; it helps you connect with yourself and the world. It creates a state of flow between your outworld imagination and inner-world inertia.
Bring your flow. Take care of your attractions to stay away from distractions.