Once you start subtracting, you notice the hidden target: attention. Many “things” in modern life are really claims on your mind—notifications, scrolling, open tabs, background worry. Philosopher William James argued that “my experience is what I agree to attend to” in *The Principles of Psychology* (1890), and Babauta’s curation echoes that insight by treating attention as the medium of a life.
Consequently, cutting distractions isn’t mere self-discipline; it is existential housekeeping. The more you protect attention, the more you can actually inhabit what you say you value. [...]
