Why is silence so uncomfortable?

Why do we instinctively reach for our phones, turn on the television, scroll social media, or fill every empty moment with noise?

Maybe the problem isn't that we've forgotten how to rest.

Maybe we're afraid of what we'll discover when everything finally becomes quiet.

In Part Two of the Attention series, we explore one of the defining struggles of modern life: our inability to simply be still. From endless distractions to relentless busyness, we've become experts at avoiding silence—even though silence has always been the place where wisdom, healing, and the voice of God are most often found.

Together we'll examine why our culture keeps us constantly occupied, what ancient Christian and timeless wisdom traditions have to teach us about stillness, and why recovering our attent ...