Distraction
The cost of distraction is who you could have become.
We talk about distraction like it’s harmless,
like it’s just a break.
Just a scroll, just a few minutes.
But distraction doesn’t just steal your time,
it steals your becoming.
Every time you reach for the easier thing, you walk a little further from the version of you that requires focus.
Presence.
Intention.
You weren’t meant to be available to everything.
You were meant to be devoted to something.
When you trade depth for noise, you don’t just miss out on doing more.
You miss out on being more.
So ask yourself…
What would your life look like if you gave your attention the same loyalty you gave your impulses.
That version of you still exists.
But you won’t meet them in the middle of constant interruption.
-The Soiled Brat