What If Reclaiming Your Mind Means Reclaiming Your Tech

Your feed can feel like reality, until you notice how quickly it makes you tense, reactive, and certain. We sit down with Jay Vijarthi, a mindfulness teacher, designer, and technologist, to unpack what’s really happening when algorithms shape our attention. We talk about filter bubbles and echo chambers, but we keep coming back to a more actionable truth: attention is still primary, and mindfulness gives us tools to work with it directly. 

A big highlight is Jay’s concept of “false urgency,” the manufactured pressure baked into headlines, notifications, email subject lines, and even well-intentioned marketing. We dig in...