Yes, no music, no podcast no nothing.

Just wearing headphones that give the appearance that you’re unavailable so that you can be unavailable.

A recent New York Times article identified the trend with scary stories of people who say they feel “too exposed” when they don’t wear them to the office.

We may be more connected through social media but we are becoming more and more disconnected from others in real time.

Remember that there are legions of people who wear real working headphones to tune in their world and tune out others.

Withdrawing from life in real time is a dangerous game.

If you fear living life with all its distractions and annoyances, you fear losing life.

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