Silicon Canals August 23, 2026 • 09:15

Psychology says people who fill every spare moment with noise — podcasts, playlists, background television — aren't distracted or disorganised, they're often quietly managing a loneliness they haven't quite named yet - Silicon Canals

The constant hum of podcasts and playlists may feel like preference, but it might reveal something we're avoiding: the discomfort of our own company.

The year I sold my restaurants, I found out I had no idea what silence sounded like.
A working kitchen is a wall of noise. Extraction fans, tickets printing, someone bellowing about the sea bass. Ye… [+5050 chars]

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Psychology says people who fill every spare moment with noise — podcasts, playlists, background television — aren't distracted or disorganised, they're often quietly managing a loneliness they haven't quite named yet - Silicon Canals

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