Not everything that is captured is also experienced

You photograph, film, post, save, and curate the moment. The moment immediately becomes material. Even as it unfolds, it is already being prepared for later.

Documentation provides something tangible. It creates the illusion of having possessed the moment, even if you only half-inhabited it. Later, you can look back and the picture is there—even if the memory is thinner than the photo itself.

Actually experiencing the moment. Experiencing requires presence, and presence cannot be fully captured. Those who are constantly documenting are often standing just outside their own lives.

Put your phone away for ten minutes and capture nothing. No photo, no story, no note. Simply check whether the moment still holds value even when no one is watching.