In today’s wireless world, it can feel impossible to get just five minutes without distraction and quiet. The noise and demands of technology are relentless and seemingly inescapable.
We now live without distinction between on and off, public and private time, or space. Even at home, the world keeps coming in through our devices and our attention remains on call; we are always on.

Nancy Colier
Nancy Colier is a psychotherapist, interfaith minister, thought leader, public speaker, and the author of "Can't Stop Thinking: How to Let Go of Anxiety and Free Yourself from Obsessive Rumination,” “The Power of Off,” and the recently released “The Emotionally Exhausted Woman: Why You’re Depleted and How to Get What You Need” (November, 2022.)
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