Coloring Saved My Sanity: How 10 Minutes a Day Helped Me Finally Unplug
I didn’t know how burned out I was… until I sat down to color.
It was a Wednesday night. My laptop was still open. I’d been switching between Zoom calls and Slack pings all day, my head buzzing from backlit screens and never-ending notifications. My cat meowed from the kitchen. My to-do list glared at me. I was exhausted—but couldn’t shut my brain off.
That’s when I noticed the unopened package on my shelf.
I’d bought a coloring book on a whim during a late-night Amazon scroll. "Simple Satisfying Patterns", it was called. I pulled it out, grabbed a dull pack of colored pencils, and flipped to a random page.
I didn’t expect much.
Ten minutes later, something had shifted.
I hadn’t picked up my phone. I hadn’t thought about work. I wasn’t anxious—I was… breathing. Fully present for the first time in days. My body relaxed into the rhythm of color and repetition.
That small act, filling in a shape with blue, then yellow, then pink, grounded me in a way no meditation app ever had.
⚡ What was really going wrong?
Like so many of us, I’d been living in high-alert mode—constantly consuming, producing, performing. Every break led to more scrolling, not rest. I told myself I was too tired for hobbies. That I needed a vacation, not a coloring page.
But deep down, I just needed a safe pause. A quiet reset.
💡 The unexpected power of coloring
Since that night, coloring has become my favorite form of self-care. No rules, no pressure—just a pencil and a page. I use it:
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Between meetings to reset my focus
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At night instead of doomscrolling
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When I need to feel something gentle and grounding
And here’s the thing: it works.
Every. Single. Time.
🎁 The perfect coloring book for a stressed-out brain
If this sounds like something you need, too—start with what worked for me:
👉 Simple Satisfying Patterns Coloring Book
This book is made for tired brains and busy days. With easy, bold-line designs, you won’t get overwhelmed—just immersed. You don’t need fancy markers. You don’t need to be an artist. You just need a few minutes and the willingness to exhale.
—Rachel Simmons
💛 Want to give your brain a break that actually works?
Grab your copy of Simple Satisfying Patterns today—because your mind deserves peace, not just productivity.
You don’t need to finish a full page.
You don’t need to do it “right.”
You just need to show up for yourself—with a pencil.
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