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fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

Being in your forties and suddenly understanding why your parents were so tired has nothing to do with aging. It's the moment you realize they weren't tired from work or from raising you. They were tired from pretending to have answers they didn't have, every single day, for decades. - Silicon Canals

Research on cognitive labor suggests that the "mental load" people carry isn't just about remembering tasks. It appears to operate across multiple stages: anticipating needs, identifying options, deciding among them, and then monitoring the outcome. Parents don't just do things. They run a continuous simulation of what could go wrong, who needs what next, and how to make it all look effortless.
Parenting
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

The moment I stopped explaining myself to people who had already decided who I was, I got back an amount of energy I didn't realize I'd been spending - Silicon Canals

Attempting to change someone's predetermined perception of you depletes mental energy through cognitive labor, causing measurable physical and psychological exhaustion.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Glorified Ad or Grave Warning? The Internet Debates Mega-Viral Economic Doomsday Article About AI Revolution

AI is a general substitute for cognitive work and could displace large numbers of screen-based white-collar jobs within a few years.
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

In Families, Women Still Do Most of the Cognitive Work

"The mental load is almost completely borne by women. It's permanent and exhausting work. And it's invisible."
Women
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