We are currently living through the “Flattening.” Everything we do—reading, working, socializing, even “relaxing”—happens on the same flat, glowing piece of glass. Our tactile world has shrunk to the size of a smartphone. In the old newsrooms, the world was three-dimensional. There was the weight of the metal type, the smell of the ink, and the satisfying clack of a typewriter key hitting the platen. Those sensations weren’t just “nostalgia”; they were cognitive anchors. They signaled to the brain that the work was real. 1. The “Friction” of Thinking Digital tools are designed to be “frictionless.” They autocorrect your spelling, suggest your next word, and allow you to delete a…