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When Your Inner Engine Won’t Quit

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Faraz Ali
October 23, 2025

A gentle letter to the fast brains among us. Human, real, and zero jargon. Save this for a slower moment.

I wake up and my thoughts are already lacing their shoes. Coffee isn’t a boost. It’s a chorus joining the band. My legs want a hallway lap while my inbox opens. A friend talks and I love them, I do, yet I keep finishing their sentences because the idea in my head feels like a soap bubble I will lose if I wait.

If any piece of that sounds familiar, you are in good company. Some of us carry a current that runs hot. We don’t always fit the long-meeting world. We try. We rehearse patience. We buy three kinds of timers and learn every breathing app. We still miss a turn sometimes. We still jump before we look. But none of that makes us broken. It makes us human with a specific rhythm.

This isn’t a test pitch. It’s a note from one fast rhythm to another.

What it actually feels like

There’s the buzzing foot under the table at lunch. The twitch of your hand over “send.” The way you can’t sit through a movie without pausing it to put laundry in, then forget the movie, then remember the movie when you hear the washer sing.

There’s the brightness too. The way you can sprint a project when others feel stuck. The way you bring a room to life. The way play shows up in your work when you’re allowed to move a little.

How people misread it

  1. “You’re too much.”

  2. “You don’t listen.”

  3. “You only think about yourself.”

Sometimes impulse looks like indifference. It isn’t. It’s a thought that arrives fast and insists on being born, or it will vanish. It’s a body that prefers doing to waiting. You can still learn the pause. You can still practice care. But you do not need to carry shame to do it.

What helps when the motor is loud

  1. Put motion in the day on purpose
    Walk five minutes before calls. Stretch while loading a document. A planned ripple calms the whole lake.

  2. Give your words a small gate
    Write the reply in Notes first. Read it once out loud. Then paste. That tiny gate saves relationships and future you.

  3. Build tiny “frictions” where you need them
    Move shopping apps off the home screen. Put your credit card in another room. Let one extra step guard your impulses.

  4. Race the clock, kindly
    Work in short sprints with a visible timer. Stop at the bell, even if you “almost” have it. Momentum returns when you invite it back.

  5. Set exits, not just entrances
    Don’t only plan start times. Add “wrap up in 5” alarms. Landing is a skill. Practice the landing.

Real talk about the tender parts

Sometimes the energy feels like a gift until it turns on you. You say the thing you wish you hadn’t. You buy the thing you didn’t need. You interrupt someone you love and see their face fall. You promise yourself to slow down and then forget that promise in the next bright moment.

Here’s a softer frame. Your speed isn’t a flaw. It is power without a harness. The work is learning what your harness looks like. Not a muzzle. A seat belt. A trail guide.

When your world needs your speed

There are days when your rhythm is exactly what’s needed. A crisis at work. A kid with a scraped knee. A creative jam where the room is stuck. You move first. You bring spark. You can make a list, triage, improvise, and deliver. Please don’t forget to admire that about yourself. Fast is a gift in the right container.

If you want language for what you’re feeling

Maybe you’re not looking for labels. Still, having a few good mirrors can help you name the patterns and choose kinder tools. If impulsivity is the part that bites, a focused check-in can be useful. Psychool hosts a few free, quiet tools that pair well with this note:

Use any, use none. These are tools, not verdicts. If something resonates, you can carry the language into a talk with a therapist or doctor. If it doesn’t, set it down.

A small pocket guide for hard days

  1. People you love are not speed bumps
    Tell them you care before you talk about logistics. Attention is love in a language they can feel.

  2. Interrupt with repairs
    If you jump in, say “sorry, keep going” and gesture for them to finish. A fast repair keeps trust warm.

  3. Celebrate how fast helped today
    Name one moment where your speed saved time, added joy, or solved a snarl. Train your brain to see the light, not just the smoke.

  4. Keep a “parking lot” page open
    When ideas push to the front, park them in a single doc. Promise yourself you’ll come back during your next sprint.

  5. Move a little, often
    Your body is not the enemy. Give it what it’s been asking for all along: a short path and permission.

If your inner engine won’t quit, I’m not here to quiet it forever. I’m here to say there is room for you, exactly as you are, and there are handles you can build so you feel more at home in your own life. The world needs your spark. You deserve a steadier ride.

If today you want a mirror, pick one of the quiet tools above, take five minutes, and see what it shows you. Then come back to your life with one gentle tweak you can try before dinner.

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