The Pain
Mental Overwhelm: “I feel like I’ve plugged into an overactive hive mind. The digital world runs my life — I almost feel less human.”
Lost Insights: “That brilliant idea I had in the shower yesterday? Gone. I can’t remember a thing about it now when I actually have time to work on it.”
Energy Drain: “That pit in my stomach from procrastination… I just want it to go away. I start a thousand things and finish none.”
The Benefit
Immediate Relief: “It was life-changing to begin to be oriented and sink down into something that gave my life some structure and allowed self-examination.”
Pattern Recognition: “I was pleasantly surprised to see connections between ideas that were sitting in different corners of my mind for months.”
Anxiety Reduction: “That feeling that what I’m doing right now is the right thing… into infinity. My mind feels quieter now.”