Some ideas won’t let go. They whisper at midnight, haunt your thoughts, and demand to be finished. Blame the Zeigarnik Effect or the Default Mode Network, or call it what it is: the curse of creativity. This piece explores the science and beauty behind why certain ideas never leave us.

I never planned to meditate, I just wanted to clear my head. Writing became my reset button, my quiet space, and unexpectedly, my form of meditation. Here’s how putting words on a page started changing how I think, feel, and handle stress, backed by science, memory, and a little glitter.