This is more of a note for myself that I felt might resonate/help some other folks here...

For Better Thinking, Consider Doing Less

I am, like I believe many EAs are, a kind of obsessive, A-type, "high-achieving" person with 27 projects and 18 lines of thought on the go. My default position is usually "work very very hard to solve the problem."

And yet, some of my best, clearest thinking consistently comes when I back off and allow my brain far more space and downtime than feels comfortable, and I am yet again being reminded of that over the past couple of (deliberately quieter) weeks.

So, yeah, just a thought, but if you're feeling like you're banging your head up against a problem, maybe (counter-intuitively) consider doing way less to solve it for a while