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The Role of Intention
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November 27, 2025
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In my previous post, I mentioned that intention is THE most important pillar of the Tech Consciousness framework. I don’t say this lightly. Below I’ll explain why.
Simply put, intention is direction. It tells you exactly where you’re going. Using technology (and everything else in your life) requires an intention. Why? It’s the most important question to ask. Not knowing why you’re doing something only leads to distraction.
Asking “why” shapes your actions, which in turn shapes your outcomes. When your intentions are clear, your outcomes are deliberate. That’s the aim. The sweet spot. Knowing what you want to do makes things SO much easier. Just opening an app out of reflex leads to nothing good. You’ll be led to wherever the algorithm wants to take you. You’ll be a backseat driver. Who wants to hear from a backseat driver? Be the one in front of the wheel.
The purpose of using intention is to gain clarity. Intention forces every action of yours to have agency. Intention is a filter that every action has to pass through. Here are the different levels you’ll encounter.
- Immediate intention: This is the decision you make when you open an app. You should always have a reason before opening an app. If you don’t have one, the app you open will give it to you. It’ll keep you going like a donkey with a carrot. Don’t do that to yourself.
- Pattern intention: This is a wider scope of intention. This is before you act on something. You look at an app and ask yourself “What role does this play?”. You’ll be able to quiz yourself on your usage and get beyond step one.
- Identity intention: The deepest layer. Who are you trying to become? How should your tech usage serve that? Once this cracks, everything above cracks and crumbles.
The choices you’ll make and the outcomes you encounter depend on intention. A clear vision will let you make technology (and other tools) an assistant to your life instead of an anchor.
Choose on purpose, choose with purpose.
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