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I Think My Thoughts Are On Strike (???)

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Dear Readers,

There are days when I wake up ready to think clearly, make decisions, and be a functional human… and then my brain politely declines. Not dramatically. Not with fanfare. Just a soft, persistent “no thanks,” as if my thoughts have submitted a formal strike notice and joined a picket line somewhere behind my forehead.

I’ll sit with my coffee, open my laptop, and stare at the screen like I’ve never seen words before. My brain—normally full of opinions, ideas, and unnecessary overthinking—suddenly acts like it has a contract that explicitly states it does not work under these conditions. And honestly? I can’t even blame it.

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At first, I thought something was wrong with me. Why can’t I think? Why can’t I focus? Why does my brain act like a moody artist refusing to work until someone brings the “right lighting”? But after sitting with it, I realized something gentler: not all resistance is dysfunction. Sometimes the mind goes quiet because it needs a moment. A pause. An exhale.

Maybe our thoughts stop cooperating when we’ve pushed too hard for too long—when we’ve forced clarity, demanded productivity, or sprinted past our own emotional speed limits. And maybe “the strike” isn’t defiance. Maybe it’s self-protection.

So when my mind refuses to think, I’m learning not to push. I stretch. I breathe. I stare out the window like a Victorian ghost. I let my brain recalibrate at its own pace. Eventually, the fog lifts. The thoughts return. Not all at once, but softly—like they’re saying, “We’re back. Please be nicer this time.”

If your mind is on strike today, be gentle. Thoughts aren’t machines. They’re living things. And sometimes, they just need a break from being brilliant all the time.

With a quieter mind than usual,

Alex R

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