Microsoft's research shows 68% of workers can't disconnect from technology, while Stanford studies reveal a 300% increase in stress-related productivity decline since remote work spread. Your response to constant connectivity isn't random—it follows predictable patterns based on your psychological wiring. Understanding why Type 2s feel obligated to respond immediately while Type 5s get drained by collaboration demands reveals which digital boundaries will actually work for your specific stress patterns, rather than fighting them with generic solutions that fail.

Overthinking isn’t just about being indecisive. It’s often the mental side effect of having carried too much, too long. It’s what happens when you’ve had to constantly scan for what might go wrong, when your nervous system doesn’t trust you’ll be safe if you pause.