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That row of tabs at the top of your screen?

They're not resources. They're promises you've made to yourself that you'll probably break.

Each one represents a tiny debt of attention, a small weight on your cognitive shoulders—a "someday" that's likely to become "never."

It's the digital equivalent of having a garage full of "just in case" items that never get used.

We've convinced ourselves that storing information is the same as processing it. That having access is the same as knowing. Or that open tabs mean keeping possibilities open.

It's not.

The most productive and content people I know don't have the most comprehensive bookmark folders or a long collection of podcasts. They understand how to let go of information until they actually need it.

Your brain isn't meant to be a storage unit - it's meant to be a processing unit.

Maybe it’s time to close some tabs.