Silence

We're almost never left without sound, so we don't know what's underneath it.

Find a place where nobody will touch you for fifteen minutes and remove everything that makes noise: phone in another room, music off, window shut if the street is loud. Sit and do nothing, don't meditate, don't plan, don't write. Listen to what's left: the fridge, the neighbours, your own breathing, the ringing in your ears. Around minute five it gets boring and a bit anxious, that's normal, stay put. Don't set a goal, silence doesn't have one. When the timer goes off, don't put music straight back on.

What do I usually fill silence with, and what for?