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The Cost of Distraction

Reclaiming Presence in a World That Pulls Us Away

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feb 06 2025, 02:22

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A friend once told me she remembers the exact moment her father stopped really seeing her. She was thirteen, sitting across from him at a diner, excitedly recounting a story from school. Halfway through her sentence, his eyes flicked down to his phone. It was brief—a moment, really—but she never forgot it. “It was like a door closed,” she said. “I never felt like I had his full attention again.”

Presence is not just about being physically somewhere. It is about showing up with our full attention, our undivided awareness. And yet, so many of us—myself included—find it increasingly difficult to remain present in our own lives. Our devices, our anxieties, our endless to-do lists pull us away from the here and now, scattering our attention into a thousand different directions. The cost? Our relationships, our sense of meaning, and even our mental health.

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