For something claimed to be a tool, claimed to make our existence more efficient and convenient, has a habit of making me feel like I am drowning or drained.

I am not only capable of carrying on without it, but that I am above its influence if I allow myself to be.

I experienced that constant stimulation at a young age where we could never sit in quiet and always had to be playing music in the background...

And I can't throw very far. I have said it before, but I will say it again: the media was intended to be a tool and is like any other tool in the sense that its power and influence relies on the user.