Most people avoid sitting alone with their thoughts, constantly reaching for phones to escape boredom—but neuroscience reveals boredom activates your Default Mode Network, the brain system responsible for creativity, empathy, self-reflection, and insight. Jay Shetty explores why the attention economy deliberately engineered stimulation to suppress this critical mental system, and shares four daily practices to reclaim your capacity for deep thinking. Your Default Mode Network—responsible for creativity, empathy, self-reflection, and future simulation—only activates when you stop consuming external stimulation and allow your mind to wander in boredom.