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The Two Shores

When drift scatters you, steering toward two shores gives back control.

Friday, August 29, 2025

Executive Function Interrupts

Metaphorical Narrative

A boat drifts in open sea. Every wave pulls in a new direction. Exhaustion comes not from rowing, but from never knowing where you’ll land.

Then you decide: there are only two shores today. Every stroke now has purpose. Drift ends.

Core Insight

Subconscious drift thrives on infinite options. EF control is forcing clarity: two shores only. The brain calms when direction is finite.

Saturday Experiment

  1. Choose two priorities in the morning.
  2. Write them visibly.
  3. Every time drift tempts, repeat: “Back to the shores.”

Sunday Reflection

  • What were today’s shores?
  • Did they keep steering toward them?
  • How did drift lose its force?