Why We Secretly Miss the Chaos We Say We Hate

Psychology Today | 29.01.2026 05:24
This past weekend, I woke up to that rare, unremarkable silence — the easy kind that doesn't ask anything of you. The house was still in that way it only ever is when no one is waiting and no plan has yet claimed the day. The dog was asleep, the light coming through the window was gentle, and the hours ahead stretched open without instruction.