Interesting framing! I have an opposite starting point in that I rarely feel like I am "just on the phone" without notifications. Rather I have signed up for and seasonally-ish mute down the pings that want and that I do not need to have pulling me away from where I'm for the current season of life. -- But I think framing it in terms of "who to see" vs. "what to say" could be very helpful for folks who haven't considered that form of intentionality. It does beg the question of connections where you tend to be the only one trying proactively... Not sure the aplatonic way that I believe I'm personally wired to feel the Spirit moving more in the pursuit of topics rather than people allows for it to work quite the same. But I'm happy and hopeful to see others finding ways of growing like this practice that do, so we can work together from our diverse personalities with intentionality.
Interesting framing! I have an opposite starting point in that I rarely feel like I am "just on the phone" without notifications. Rather I have signed up for and seasonally-ish mute down the pings that want and that I do not need to have pulling me away from where I'm for the current season of life. -- But I think framing it in terms of "who to see" vs. "what to say" could be very helpful for folks who haven't considered that form of intentionality. It does beg the question of connections where you tend to be the only one trying proactively... Not sure the aplatonic way that I believe I'm personally wired to feel the Spirit moving more in the pursuit of topics rather than people allows for it to work quite the same. But I'm happy and hopeful to see others finding ways of growing like this practice that do, so we can work together from our diverse personalities with intentionality.