Hey Builders! This week felt loud, didn’t it? Every headline, another crisis or sign of instability. Every notification on our devices racing for attention. We’re living through what might be the most connected — and disconnected — moment in human history. The feeds never sleep. The stories never stop. And even silence comes with a side of guilt. Somewhere between the outrage and the algorithms—the constant pings and notifications, the endless alerts and alarms—we lost the stillness that makes us human. We’ve mistaken being informed for being alive. And now, even in a world of instant updates, many are quietly running on empty—a fatigue that no amount of screen dimming or “digital detoxing” can repair. It’s no wonder so many are feeling digitally full but spiritually starved. Every scroll promises perspective, but leaves us more fragmented. Every platform sells connection, but trades it for comparison. We’ve mistaken information for intimacy — and confusion for curiosity. But now it’s time for you to unplug 🔌 ⸻ 🧠 The Science Speaks Neuroscientists and psychologists are starting to quantify what many already feel intuitively — the mental cost of constant connectivity. ▪️University of California, Irvine researchers found that frequent digital interruptions raise stress levels, elevate heart rate variability, and reduce focus for hours after each alert. ▪️Stanford University’s Communication Between Humans and Interactive Media Lab reports that habitual multitasking between apps and devices reduces the brain’s ability to filter irrelevant information — a kind of “attention residue” that lingers long after logging off. ▪️Harvard Medical School studies show that evening screen exposure suppresses melatonin production, disrupting sleep cycles and impairing next-day cognitive performance. ▪️And according to a World Health Organization (2024) brief on Digital Fatigue and Wellbeing, global symptoms of burnout, anxiety, and “psychological fragmentation” are rising sharply due to media overload and the relentless rhythm of notifications. The data doesn’t lie -our nervous systems weren’t designed to live in a permanent state of alert. Constant stimulation hijacks rest, creativity, and empathy — the very ingredients of a good life. ⸻ 🧑🏾‍💻A Little Experiment Try This Using your favorite AI tool , Chat GOT, Gemini, Claude, or Perplexitity 🧠 Prompt: “You are my personal strategist and designer of life. Help me imagine a version of my days with less digital noise and more real connection—how I spend my time, what I notice, what fills me up, and what I finally put down.” Run it. Read it. Then step outside, touch the grass, and let the sunlight in. Real life is still happening — in the laughter that isn’t posted, the eye contact that isn’t recorded, the work that doesn’t need applause. And when, the noise fades, what’s left is you …… Take care of yourself- unplug 🔌 ⸻ 🌀 In case you forgot… Reset Saturday is your permission to pause — to step out of the feed, even for a moment, and remember: the next big breakthrough might not come from what’s on your screen, but from what’s beyond it. #SaturdayReset #OHUBNext #ReimagineOutLoud