Cleaning Things Up

I feel pretty distracted, usually, in the world. Where this came from or when this started is hard to determine...it just happened. I think that's the case for a lot of people who feel like they have no attention span, and so on, so I don't think there's anything particularly remarkable about it. Like everyone, then, I'm either giving in to what I see as a lack of choice or determination in my life or to take back that control. I think, like most people, doing something about this really comes down to basic things: Turning notifications off on my phone, deleting apps, and—more than anything—just doing one thing at a time. To me, that's the thing that really has rotted away my attention: Watch a show and tap around on my phone (so the show doesn't really get watched). I saw The Odyssey (2026) yesterday—on opening day, I didn't even realize it! (A local, independent theater is doing a full 70mm screening, so I picked up a ticket. I didn't think I'd see it till it was almost out of…