Feeling as stupid as a box of rocks sometimes

We've all had those moments where we feel as stupid as a doorknob, just standing there staring with a simple job and wondering exactly why our brain made a decision to take a good unscheduled vacation. It usually happens in the worst feasible time, too. You're trying to win over someone, or you're in the center of a serious meeting, and abruptly you forget exactly how to take action you've done a thousands of times before. It's that universal individual experience of temporary cognitive shutdown that makes us realize we all aren't quite as evolved as we all like to think. ...

April 2, 2026 · 8 min · Vyda Kicki