Attention is the rarest currency we have, yet we spend it, and demand it from others, with zero budget. Dropping an endless, unformatted wall of text into someone's inbox forces them to pause their day, decode the chaos, and context-switch on command. Unless it's an emergency, it passes the cognitive burden onto them. It's a soft form of egoism, and it completely disregards their mindful attention. True communication etiquette means respecting the mental space of others. But looking inward: how often do we actually respect our own attention? I am currently on the final stretch of graduating from an intensive 6-month, 200-hour meditation teacher training. We’ve spent hours diving deep into the theory and practice of calm abiding methods, completely respectful of the traditional lineage and history of Tibetan Buddhism, which is the source of these practices. ​Through this lineage, we learn techniques to realize a profound truth: meditation is not about finding peace. ​Meditation is...