Where the term comes from In this channel's material, technology buffer describes the deliberate physical and digital barriers writer Craig places between himself and technology during his morning writing ritual. The point is not abstinence from AI — he calls AI incredibly useful and uses it heavily elsewhere — but protecting the deep attention his literary work requires. How the buffer is built He enforces the buffer concretely [^6d6b00a2-ca09-5988-a90e-208a58ccc276@0]: - No phone, no internet until lunch: he wakes up and does not touch his phone or go online until midday [^6d6b00a2-ca09-5988-a90e-208a58ccc276@1].- A dedicated writing laptop that blocks everything — a machine deliberately stripped of anything interesting, so it can only be used for writing.- The rule applies even while he builds his own AI tools, because working with AI carries a dopamine cost he compares to a slot machine. Why it matters in the evidence As soon as he touches his phone, Craig says, he feels a chemical shift and cannot reach the state of deep thought and concentration he needs to write his strange books — the part of himself he considers most valuable [^6d6b00a2-ca09-5988-a90e-208a58ccc276@0].