Essays

Essays examining psychological clarity, emotional regulation, identity, and the conditions that allow coherent thought and action.

About this series

This series consists of long-form psychological essays focused on understanding how attention, emotion, identity, and meaning function under modern conditions. These pieces are analytic rather than reactive, and explanatory rather than persuasive. They are written to clarify underlying psychological structures, not to comment on current events or offer personal guidance. The emphasis is on coherence: how inner life organizes itself, where it breaks down, and what allows it to stabilize again.

RJ Starr RJ Starr

The Silent Power of Boredom: Why Your Brain Needs More ‘Nothing Time’

Your brain doesn’t shut down when you're bored—it shifts. In a world addicted to stimulation, boredom may be the last place you can meet your true thoughts. This essay explores the neuroscience, emotional clarity, and creative power hidden in nothingness. Because what grows in silence might be the thing you’ve been missing.

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