From being told to sit on my hands to finding tools that reduce mental load For most of my life, I was told to stop fidgeting. Tap your fingers. Twist a ring. Play with a pen. Move your hands while listening. In meetings, in classrooms, in conversations, it was seen as distracting, rude, or a sign I wasn’t paying attention. So I learned to stop. Or at least, I tried to. I would sit on my hands. Clench them together. Tuck them under my legs. From the outside, I looked still and attentive....

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