Full, Not Broken

ByThe Dude
“A brain is a lot like a computer. It will only take so many facts, and then it will go on overload and blow up.”
~Erma Bombeck~

Sound familiar?

You’re not lazy. You’re not broken. You’re just full — running fourteen tabs your brain never asked to open.

Computers get a reboot. You get a porch, a river, a deep breath. Same idea, less blue screen.

Shut a few tabs today. See what’s still running underneath all that noise.

The Dude 🐸

Thought for the Day
Even a computer knows when it’s had enough.

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