Spend an evening in an empty house with no TV on. The version of you who shows up is worth meeting.

Constant background noise keeps a certain version of you in place. Take the sound away and somebody slightly different surfaces: quieter, more restless at first, and eventually more honest about what is actually on their mind. That person is not a stranger. They are just the one who never gets the room.

Try an evening with nothing playing. The first half hour will feel long and slightly uncomfortable, and that discomfort is not a sign to abandon it. Notice what your mind goes to when it is not being given anything, because that destination is usually worth knowing about.