In some cultures, a pause in conversation means reflection. In others, it’s a cue to jump in....
Outside Influences
You’re standing in line, phone dead, nothing to read, nothing to do. Five minutes feel like a...
It starts with a dull ache behind your eyes. Then a wave of brain fog. Maybe even...
There was a time—not long ago—when phones were tethered to walls. When conversations happened with full attention,...
If you’re old enough to remember the sound of a dial-up modem—those screechy, static-filled tones—you probably also...
There’s something about summer that makes the brain feel… foggy. You’re sitting at your desk, trying to...
You’re in a meeting, class, or on the phone. Your pen starts drifting. Maybe it forms a...
You’re deep in thought, staring at a screen, when you realize you’ve been chewing on your straw...
Burnout used to be a buzzword. Now it’s a badge of survival. We joke about it. We...
You take a square sheet of paper. With each fold, it transforms—first a triangle, then a diamond,...