SNR

Signal-to-noise ratio,

a measure used in science and engineering

to quantify how much a signal has been corrupted by noise.

"Signal to Noise" is also a song by Peter Gabriel,

and that's where the idea for this came from,

the fact that there's so much 'noise' bombarding us;

not just the aural noise

but also the constant demand for our attention

from advertising,

phones,

social media,

email.

The list is endless,

a constant stream of look at me!

no! Me!

answer Me!

no, Me first!

And it's nearly all meaningless,

ephemeral,

vacuous.

So do yourself a favour once in a while,

go and find a quite place,

switch off all the crap

and tune in to the peace and quiet.

Turn up the Signal.

Drown out the Noise!