Sally Kohn: One way to get quiet inside is to look very carefully at the things you're bringing into your life that are causing more noise. She says one of the biggest ones for so many of us is our technology. Kohn: Technology, especially if you think about reminders and pinging notifications, like that's making claims on our consciousness.
We're surrounded by noise. That "noise" can be actual sounds - but also other annoyances and distractions that make it hard for us to concentrate or think clearly. And it's only getting worse - we're all being bombarded with more sirens, more pings, more chatter, more information. And then there are our internal monologues. Silence is just harder to come by.
Leigh Marz and Justin Zorn (co-authors of Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise) join Dr Laurie Santos to discuss the benefits of silence and how we can all seek out more moments of quiet and recognise their value.
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