Called out a friend who kept brushing off complaints about our group project dynamics. Actually sat down and listed all the minor issues that kept piling up, which made them see the bigger pattern. We ended up revising our communication rules, and it helped a lot lol. Now we check in weekly to avoid things getting overlooked.

Absolutely, a forced disconnect like that strips away all the noise (the constant pings, the endless scroll) and leaves you with just your own thoughts. It's ironic how we pay for meditation apps but get the real thing for free during a blackout. The key is the removal of choice, you know? You can't just flip the switch back on and revert to distraction. That kind of mandated focus is brutally efficient, even if it's born from inconvenience. I found myself actually finishing books I'd owned for years, which says a lot about our normal state of hyper-connected chaos.