attention

dopamine isn’t just about pleasure; it’s about anticipation . In other words, it’s the thrill of what might be next that hooks you.

we weren’t just young, we were present . Our attention was sharper, our awareness wider. The world was unfamiliar, and our brains, hungry for understanding, devoured every detail.

This loss of agency over our own attention that many of us are experiencing is not about willpower. It’s about neuroscience

In a world where attention is monetized, captured, and manipulated - reclaiming it is an act of resistance.

We’re spending more and more time on things, while feeling less and less in them.

Our presence is scattered, our focus fractured; and it often feels like a personal failing.

But attention is a limited resource. And it’s being constantly pulled (hijacked, really) by an ecosystem built to monetize distraction.

Yes, it can feel overwhelming to realize we’re the ones steering the ship. But it’s also deeply empowering. It means we get to choose - where we look, what we nourish, how we return to ourselves.

If time is slipping through your fingers, the answer isn’t to mourn childhood - it’s to reawaken the part of you that paid attention.