Unplug to Get Unstuck

If your brain feels scrambled, there’s a reason. Clarity starts with quiet.

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Most business owners feel stuck at some point.

Not because they’re lazy. Not because they lack talent.
But because their brain is loud.

Loud with Slack pings, email alerts, and questions they don’t have time to answer.

When that noise builds, clarity disappears.

You start reacting instead of thinking.

You look up and realize:
You’ve spent 8 hours working. And somehow… you didn’t make a single good decision.

Here’s the fix:
Unplug.

Not forever.
Not even all day. Just long enough for your brain to breathe.

You don’t need a retreat, or a cabin in the woods.

You just need to be unavailable.

Turn your phone off. Shut the laptop. Walk outside.

Let your mind sit still.

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When’s the last time you did that?
No scrolling, podcasts, or calls.

Just stillness.

You might feel twitchy at first.
That’s fine.
It means you’ve been overstimulated.

But wait it out.
Give it 15 minute…30….or an hour if you can.

Clarity doesn’t show up on demand.
It needs quiet to come forward.

You’ll start to hear things again.
Not voices. Not magic.

Your own thoughts.

The ones that got drowned out.
The ones that tell you what’s really going on.

"This isn’t the real problem."
"I keep avoiding that call."
"I need to change how we run meetings."

Those are the thoughts that matter.

But you can’t hear them if your brain never rests.

I do this almost every day.
It’s not some deep ritual.
It’s a choice.

Sometimes I go for a walk.
Sometimes I sit with coffee.
Sometimes I just stare at a wall and breathe.

Every time, something useful shows up.
Not always big.
But always clear.

And here’s the part that matters—
Once you see it, you can act.

The right email to send.
Hard truth to say out loud.
Or one thing that would make your week better.

None of that takes talent.
It just takes space.

You don’t need another:

-book
-planner
-tool

You need a moment to think.
That’s it.

Try it today.

Right after this email, block 30 minutes.
Leave the phone.
Get away from your desk.

Don’t try to fix anything.
Just be quiet long enough for the fog to clear.

That’s the real work.

You’ve already got the answers.
You just can’t hear them through the noise.

Unplug.
Then decide what matters.