The 60-second habit that helped me decompress after work
I used to bring work home in my head every night.
Even when I wasn't working, I was still thinking about it.
I tried journaling. Too slow. Too much effort after a long day.
I tried meditation. Couldn't quiet my mind enough.
What actually worked: speaking for 60 seconds before dinner. No structure. No prompt. Just whatever was in my head.
Something about externalizing it, getting it out of my head and into the air, made it easier to let go.
I ended up building an app around this because I wanted the voice to disappear after. No recordings kept anywhere. But I also wanted to capture what I said in written form.
If anyone's curious, happy to share what I built.
But the habit itself, speaking out loud before you decompress, is free and works without any app.