Ever grocery-shopped while starving? You leave with five snacks, three frozen meals, and none of it makes sense later.

There’s a lesson there beyond the errand: when we pursue something in a starved state, we tend to swing to the other extreme.

We take on more than we need—and end up overwhelmed.

After a week of nonstop work with almost no socializing, I start to go a little stir-crazy. I overcorrect. I line up coffee catch-ups, dinners, parties. A full social calendar.

Next thing I know, I’m behind on work and canceling plans.

Same with travel. Months at home turn into an urge to plan a full year of nonstop movement—multiple cities, back-to-back flights.

I forget: I'm an animal that needs rest.

When we’re depleted, it’s easy to think we need everything. But maybe we just need enough.

The trick is to pause long enough to recognize the hunger. To know it’s hunger—not a signal to binge, but a sign to nourish.

Sometimes all I need is one party. A couple of coffee dates. A weekend getaway.

We don’t need to leap from starvation to feast.

Sometimes, a small step is the reset.