“Screen” means to show and to hide. Your phone does both to you all day.

CREATIVITY

WHAT THIS MEANS

One word covers both showing and hiding, and the object in your pocket does both to you every hour. It shows you the world and it stands between you and the room you are in. It shows you your friends and it hides how they are actually doing. The trick is that both functions feel identical while you are using it, which is why nobody notices which one is happening.

Pick one thing you keep meaning to do and notice whether the screen is showing it to you or standing in front of it. Then do that thing first this week, once, before you check anything.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

What does your phone hide from you while showing you things?

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