Let’s be honest for a second. When was the last time you stood in line at a grocery store, sat in a waiting room, or even stopped at a red light without instinctively reaching for your phone?
If you can’t remember, you aren’t alone. We live in an era designed to fracture our attention. Our devices, while incredible tools for connection and productivity, have evolved into sophisticated slot machines demanding our constant gaze. The gentle “ping,” the vibration in your pocket, the red notification badge—they trigger a Pavlovian response that pulls us out of the present moment and into a digital void.