Some brains don’t power down.

Ideas stack on top of each other. Thoughts loop. Connections keep forming long after you’re supposed to be “off.” And while that’s often framed as a problem to fix, it’s also the engine behind creativity.

In this episode of Overworked, Under Creative, I talk about what it’s like to live with a brain that won’t shut up — the constant thinking, the overprocessing, and the pressure to quiet it down. Not to solve it, but to understand it.

This isn’t an episode about calming your mind or becoming more focused. It’s about recognizing that for some people, a loud brain isn’t a flaw — it’s how ideas form, how meaning gets made, and how creativity shows up.

If your mind rarely goes quiet, this one’s for you.