What Is Cognitive Load? | This Day Changed My Life | Mental Health Awareness Month

Today is May 2nd. It's Mental Health Awareness Month and it's also my sons' birthday. I chose today to talk about something your brain is doing right now that nobody ever explained to you.

Cognitive load is the term for what happens when your working memory hits its limit. It's the reason you can't focus, you're snapping at people, and you can't make a simple decision. It's not a character flaw. It's a cognitive ceiling that every human brain has.

In this video I explain what cognitive load is, why journaling actually works (it's called cognitive offloading), and why I chose to post this on the hardest day of my year.

If someone you know is going through it right now, this might help them understand why.
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