The Courage to Switch Off: Navigating the Torrent of Information

24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the media relentlessly streams images of 'activity.' New consumption, success stories, and endless debates. This torrent of information seems to instill in us an obsession that we 'must always be active,' fueling a sense of guilt for doing nothing.

However, as anthropology shows, the working hours of hunter-gatherers were short, and the majority of their lives were spent on rest and socializing. The modern 'excess of activity' is an abnormal state that ignores our biological rhythms. While the media entertainingly reports on 'activity' as something valuable, we are being robbed of the 'blank space' needed to face ourselves.

Decluttering information is not merely about saving time; it is an act of resistance against the tempo imposed by society. It means stopping the constant reaction to external stimuli and intentionally securing 'time to do nothing.' Only with that blank space can thoughts deepen and our true sensibilities come back to life.

Switch off the media and step away from the consumption of information. Is it not within that silence that truly human time, unpoisoned by efficiency, resides? Breaking the spell of 'activity' and actively living in 'inaction'—
that is, in fact, the essential 'activity' for regaining autonomy in the modern age.

Oh, it seems I have reached the conclusion that 'activity' is essential.