“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”
Anne Lamot
Did you know?
We make around 35,000 decisions a day – no wonder our minds get overloaded!
Calm at work
At work, your attention gets pulled into micro-streams by pings, messages, multitasking. Over time, that scatter creates attentional collapse - the point where you can’t settle or concentrate. A moment of calm cuts through the noise and resets you.
Calm is the quiet your system needs to find its footing again, even when life is full.
We’ve mastered the art and the aesthetics of calm - the slow mornings, the beautiful rituals. Yet underneath, most of us still feel overstimulated and wired. Modern life leaves almost no white space: messages, decisions, micro-tasks, that quiet hum of something else to stay on top of. Even when we stop, we're never fully off.
Real calm isn’t about slowing down or escaping life; it’s about staying steady within it – creating small pockets of stillness and finding your rhythm even when things are moving fast.
Psychology spotlight – Cognitive overload
When your brain is juggling too much at once, cognitive overload keeps your stress response switched on, even during rest. That’s why you can feel tired but wired – your mind can’t power down.
Inside the body
Most people don’t realise that calm isn’t a mood – it’s a biological state. When your body activates the relaxation response, your heart rate drops, stress hormones fall and your body steadies itself again.
