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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Ashleigh Spiliopoulou

I've Been Stacking My Week With Low-Stimulation Moments—and It's Made Me Happier, Calmer, and More Productive

Health freelancer Ashleigh embracing low-stimulation moments—camping, going off grid, and trail running in the countryside.

In 2026, a regulated nervous system is like a pot of gold. Something we're told (by some 1.2 million Instagram posts) exists at the end of the rainbow, but which, as far as I can tell, not many of us have found.

The conversation surrounding it, at least the one presented on social media, leaves me conflicted. On one hand, many of us are overstimulated. Chronically connected. Subject to incessant notifications literally designed to activate our stress response.

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