11/11/2025
You can’t think clearly when your brain is buffering.
Ever find yourself rereading the same sentence five times?
Standing in the kitchen, wondering what you came in for?
That’s not forgetfulness.
That’s input overload.
When your mind has too much to hold, even the simple things start to glitch.
One of the biggest shifts I made in recovering from burnout?
Slowing down what’s coming in.
When your brain’s running all day on silent input - messages, conversations, podcasts, notifications, to-do lists - it’s no wonder you feel foggy, irritable, or frozen.
What I’ve learned - and what I teach now - is this:
You can’t feel clear when your system is full.
You need somewhere for the noise to go.
Sometimes, that’s as simple as:
– Dumping everything in your head onto paper - messy, unfiltered, whatever
– Turning off notifications on one app that keeps pinging for your attention
– Sitting for 2 minutes in actual silence before the day begins
This is Step 5 in recovering from burnout - not rest, but relief from the noise.
You don’t have to be drowning in chaos to make a change.
You just need a moment that’s yours.