Cognitive load and other things!

For the past one week, I’ve been working. Just in front of the screen. Not the aesthetic kind where you sip coffee and solve problems. Nooooo! Where your day begins with tasks, ends with more tasks, and you forget if you even spoke to someone about anything beyond work.

Deadlines were pretty close. Maybe I took too much on my plate, maybe the work itself grew wild. IDK. All I know is when I had time, my mind was already used up. Like a dead phone, but still running because there’s no choice.

I couldn’t write. Couldn’t talk to friends. Couldn’t even flip a book open. I didn’t feel low tho, I just felt done. Done for the day.

Eat, work, sleep. Repeat (SJ Suriya voice)

Maybe, it’s not more about time but about more cognitive load? I heard someone talking about it or a tweet? Not sure.

How much thinking space we get in a day. How much emotional and mental energy we have left for the things that don’t have deadlines (crucial ones).

Prioritizing the mental space might help, yet to experiment it on self. The energy I give to things. The capacity to hold thoughts, ideas, or even stupid silence. But here’s the truth bomb, that most of us don’t get the privilege to diversify our cognitive load. Some days it’s just one big block of effort, and we have to carry it all. And that’s reality. Not every day has balance. Sad tho !!!

I don’t know if it’s practical to balance it perfectly (not sure of balancing itself, where to perfection, idk, lol). But I think what is possible that is learning to recognize what truly needs that out precious brain space and what doesn’t.

Because if we don’t protect that space, even the things we love will feel like work. And that’s the last thing I want.

We don’t have the same brain, do we? I am not preaching genetics here! Some days I feel like mine is buffering while others are out here running n+ tabs and breathing (double inhale, long exhale, iykyk).

How do you manage it? What agency do you have?

Cheers

PS: raw !

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