Being seen by a thousand people online is not the same as being known by one.
STILLNESS
WHAT THIS MEANS
Attention and closeness look similar from a distance and work nothing alike. A thousand people can see a picture of you and still know less than one friend who notices you have gone quiet. Being seen asks nothing of you and returns nothing; being known costs time and some honesty, which is why it is rarer. Mixing them up leaves you staring at a full screen feeling unaccounted for.
Pick one person this week and tell them something slightly truer than usual. Not a confession, just the real answer to how your week went. Being known starts with giving somebody something to know.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Which single person knows the things your followers never will?
MORE IN SOLITUDE & SELF-KNOWLEDGE
- In a really quiet room you’ll hear your own breathing. Weird at first. Calming once you stop fighting it.
- Picture yourself at eighty on a porch swing, looking back. Ask what that person would want you to stop worrying about.
- Notice the small lies you tell to smooth things over. They show you exactly where you’re afraid of disappointing people.
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.