In this day and age, we don’t need a war or a security threat to unsettle us. Sometimes, something far less significant will do: 10 minutes of silence. There is no great drama here—only a minor inconvenience, like a grain of sand in a shoe.
Try this simple exercise: turn off your phone, set it face down, and just sit. No scrolling, no reading, no “let me just quickly check something.” Simply be.
