Christian van Gils

Jan 30, 2026 • 1 min read

The Invisible Shield

The ritual of self-protection before logging on.

The Invisible Shield

Before opening her laptop, she performed a small ritual: two minutes of meditation, followed by drinking a full glass of water. It wasn't about mindfulness; it was about building an invisible shield. She knew that the moment she logged in, she was entering an arena of urgent demands and emotional turbulence. The small ritual was her only defense, a mental barrier to prevent the chaos of the digital world from immediately contaminating her internal state. She needed to be grounded before she could face the onslaught.

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