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title: _technology buffer_
description: >-
  A **_technology buffer_** is a deliberate barrier — here, strict rules like no
  phone or internet until lunch and a writing laptop that blocks everything —
  placed between a writer and technology in order to protect the deep attention
  required for creative work.
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# \_technology buffer\_

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Parent: [Channel index](https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt)

## Definition

A **_technology buffer_** is a deliberate barrier — here, strict rules like no phone or internet until lunch and a writing laptop that blocks everything — placed between a writer and technology in order to protect the deep attention required for creative work.

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.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**.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].