With the advent of the digital age, our attention is perpetually focused on something. We are playing a game, texting, researching, watching, or talking — always doing — our minds turned toward and engaged with something outside of ourselves. We treat our undirected attention the way a parent might treat a toddler on a long plane ride, frantically shoving activities and videos in front of their face until either the child passes out or the ride comes to an end.
