epoché
Epoché is the intellectual sleight of hand of shutting out the world s noise by tossing one s own biases into the closet. By suspending judgment and basking in the aura of high-minded reflection, one can feel like a philosophical luminary without actually scrutinizing anything. In reality, however, it is merely a cunning trick to preserve one s cherry-picked interpretations under the guise of neutrality. A mindfulness practice tailor-made for modern thinkers who prefer pressing the pause button on reality over real research.