The digital clutter of our lives doesn’t merely make us anxious, interrupting our train of thought and blocking us from longer periods of silence and the deeper thinking that can go with it. Our digital clutter redesigns our world around the temporary. Constant interruptions turn us into amnesiacs who are required to respond, reply, and react from moment to moment.
I get this feeling, and i've tried to control it by limiting notifications and keeping my phone on silent, but it definitely does not work all the time. Especially in the military, where you're expected to be on call 24/7 and you can actually get in trouble for not being available outside of working hours. You're required to have a phone on you.
