Noise Is a Distraction

I post. Frequently.
Lacrosse clips, funny captions, maybe a drink in hand, some people post aesthetics. I try to post vibes.

That’s just how I document life. Not to prove anything, but because life’s too short not to laugh at yourself now and then.

But while I’m all for keeping it light, lately I’ve been noticing how loud the world’s gotten, not fun loud, but chaotic loud. Dumb loud.
People don’t post to share anymore. They post to argue.
Not to connect, but to win.
Every comment section’s a debate. Every opinion’s a hill to die on.

And everyone has access to state their opinion.

If you’re not careful, all that noise starts to pull you in.
Starts to cloud your focus.
Makes you think you need to be involved in everything.
That you need to react, defend, respond, even when your peace is better off untouched.

That’s the trap.
That’s the distraction.

We’re in a time where everyone’s trying to be seen, heard, quoted, or crowned the smartest in the room.
And honestly? Half of these arguments sound like group projects gone wrong.
Everybody talking over each other.
Nobody doing the work.

You could be out there chasing your goals, and instead, you’re knee-deep in a debate that doesn’t even feed you.

There’s a difference between being informed and being infiltrated.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not some monk praying in the mountains.
I love sharing parts of my life.
The goofy moments, the occasional gym grind, the real-time growth. Fuck, even some song thats stuck in my head.

But silence?
It’s become a tool.
A filter.
A way to clear the fog and hear myself again.

It’s not about going ghost.
It’s about looking within, checking my intentions before I move, speak, or post.
Am I doing this from a place of peace?
Or pressure?

That pause is powerful.
It’s the difference between reacting and responding.
Between chasing clout and choosing clarity.

People get uncomfortable when you stop explaining yourself.
When you’re not online arguing.
When you’re just focused.

But that’s when things start to align.
In the quiet, the gameplan comes together.
The progress gets made.
The real work happens.

I’ll always post when it feels right.
Crack a joke.
Drop a clip.
Be a little unserious, because that’s part of who we are.

But what I’m learning is:
You don’t need to match the chaos to be part of the world.

Sometimes the strongest move is a quiet one.
Sometimes the best response is no response.
And sometimes peace is not what the world’s trying to hand you.

The noise will keep going no matter what. So let it.

You?
Stay grounded.
Stay playful.
Stay focused.

Because at the end of the day, noise is only a distraction.