Deep thinking requires focus, time, and an environment that is somewhat distraction free. The little bit of time we had left to think after being distracted by

Deep thinking requires focus, time, and an environment that is somewhat distraction free. The little bit of time we had left to think after being distracted by our phones and an endless streams of shorts on YouTube and TikTok has now been hijacked with people outsourcing their thinking to AI. Companies compete for your attention so they can show you ads. This leads to very few people actually doing any kind of deep thinking. I've added what I call Boredom Time to my daily schedule. I set aside some minutes to do nothing and just let my mind wander. I put away all devices, turn off any sounds, and just be. I am yet to have a single session where I haven't thought of something interesting and, in some cases, I've imagined some incredibly deep and profound things. I encourage everyone to try this in order to save our most precious ability that truly differentiates us from other animals.