The risk is that we don’t allow ourselves to be bored. That we don’t let ourselves wrestle with the question, “What do I do now?” That our schedules are saturated. That wherever we go, we can bring digital connectivity with us.

We can travel to an unfamiliar territory and at once be fixated on the comfort of our screens. New landscape, same apps.

Technology has the tendency to fill whatever voids present themselves.

And that distraction — that ever-present hum — can keep us from hearing the quiet voice that whispers from within.

As conduits of creativity, part of the practice is in clearing and holding space. Every so often, allowing ourselves that unstructured, undirected mode … to become more sensitive, more curious, and more attentive.

That kind of presence, awareness, and openness can be a gateway to our most meaningful work.