Ding.
Your heart jumps.
A flash of tension runs through your chest. You pause—mid-task, mid-thought, mid-breath.
Maybe it’s a text. Maybe it’s breaking news. Maybe it’s a Slack ping, a calendar alert, or a stranger liking something you posted six days ago.
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