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(n.)
The scheduled refusal of all external stimulation, undertaken as discipline and often displayed as proof of willpower.
The CEO's Friday mindfasting was guarded more fiercely than any board meeting, and mentioned considerably more often.
Does it ring true?
From the future, or already here?
Riffing off intermittent fasting, the temporary refusal of food. Rather than avoiding food, the battle here is against a constant mental overstimulation that doesn’t nourish us.
Future Words: A Non-Obvious Glossary of Terms That Don’t Exist (But Soon Will) collects all 100, each with its example sentence and coinage notes, from the bestselling authors of The Future Normal. Hardcover, October 20, 2026.