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Tagged: overwhelm

Too Much, Too Fast: The Neuroscience of Overwhelm

Overwhelm is not a time management problem. It is a nervous system state — and treating it as one changes everything about how you address it.

People who give the most often ask the least for what they need. Understanding the science of depletion — and self-compassion — can change that.

The more decisions we make, the worse we get at making them. Research on decision fatigue reveals one of modern life's hidden sources of exhaustion.

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