# Sanity in Plain Sight

## The Weight of Endless Noise

In a world humming with notifications, endless feeds, and fractured attention, our minds often feel like tangled wires. It's 2025, and the pace hasn't slowed—holidays approach with their own rush of expectations. We chase productivity apps and algorithms promising focus, yet end up more scattered. Sanity slips away not from big crises, but from this quiet overload, where thoughts pile up like unopened mail.

## Markdown's Quiet Invitation

That's where something like Markdown steps in, unassuming in its .md simplicity. No flashy interfaces, just plain text with a few symbols: hashes for headings, asterisks for emphasis. It's a gentle reminder that clarity doesn't need complexity. Writing in Markdown feels like clearing a table—each line organizes what was jumbled. It mirrors how sanity works: strip back the excess, add light structure, and meaning emerges. A metaphor for the mind, perhaps—headers to frame big ideas, lists to sort the small ones.

- One breath: a new paragraph.
- One pause: a line break.
- One choice: bold the truth that matters.

## Everyday Anchors for the Soul

Embracing this philosophy means small acts: journaling in plain text at day's end, outlining worries before bed, or drafting letters to ourselves. No perfection required, just honesty. Over time, it builds resilience, turning mental clutter into navigable paths. Sanity isn't a distant state; it's this practice, renewed daily, like winter light filtering through bare branches on a cold December morning.

*Sanity.md: where simplicity restores the center.*