We have an endless amount of information and games at our fingertips, but it’s rotting our brains.

We need to soak in more idle time. No scrolling, music, podcasts, or audiobooks. Try it, even for a few minutes.

Notice how relaxed and grounded you feel when you simply observe and think?

We really don’t know how to stop and smell the roses anymore.... See more

Boredom, for example, has become a collateral victim. It hasn’t disappeared — we’ve simply made it illegitimate. We erase it, fill it, scroll it away. At the slightest pause, we reach for our phones. It’s become a reflex. Boredom is seen as an error to correct, a glitch in the system.

And yet, it’s anything but useless. In philosophy, Heidegger saw... See more

We've demonized boredom.

Notice how we panic and get anxious when there's nothing to do. We reach for our phones at the first sign of silence and fill that empty space with noise. We fill every gap in the day with stimulation and distraction.