Letting the Phone Buzz

16 min

A nearby phone becomes a small test of attention: the buzz, the flare in the chest, the hand that wants to move before thought catches up. The practice stays with the unsettled gap between summons and response, letting one thread remain open. What remains is not avoidance, but a quieter choice about when to answer.

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Marco Vella
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Marco Vella
Grounded, even, steady

Grounded and even, the same calm weight on every line, present without pushing, steady when the moment isn't.

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About this session

Letting the Phone Buzz is a guided audio session from Salūs, part of the mindfulness collection, narrated by Marco Vella.

Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android, hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.