You Were Never Meant to Be Reachable All the Time

Antithetical Way Podcast · Aug 9, 2026 · 9m

If you are enjoying this recording, you can support me by subscribing at https://substack.com/@antitheticalwayI began putting my phone into what I call “zero notification” mode, because I could feel how easily my attention was being broken apart. This came from a growing recognition that every sound, vibration, and banner was constantly appearing uninvited. I would sit down to write, read, meditate, or simply follow a thought to its natural end, and somewhere in the middle of it the outer world would reach through the screen and tap on my shoulder. Most interruptions were insignificant, but…