The even surface of a pond. If I throw in a stone it’ll ripple for a while, but the additional activity will dissipate again.
The number of tabs I have open in my browser. If it’s very few I have no problem opening and keeping new ones. If it’s too many, titles become hard to read etc. and I feel reluctant to keep open additional ones and tend to close a bunch of them at once.
The amount of social interaction I get. Too little and I feel lonely and reach out to people. Too much and I feel overwhelmed and keep to myself for a while.
The even surface of a pond. If I throw in a stone it’ll ripple for a while, but the additional activity will dissipate again.
The number of tabs I have open in my browser. If it’s very few I have no problem opening and keeping new ones. If it’s too many, titles become hard to read etc. and I feel reluctant to keep open additional ones and tend to close a bunch of them at once.
The amount of social interaction I get. Too little and I feel lonely and reach out to people. Too much and I feel overwhelmed and keep to myself for a while.
I sympathize with #2, although for me the “titles become hard to read” issue is a lost cause—my equilibrium is way past that.