A tiny detour for busy minds.

Your brain has enough to do.

NOT NOW, BRAIN. is a weird little activity book full of pointless things to do when your mind refuses to clock out.

No productivity. No self-improvement. Just a little detour.

NOT NOW, BRAIN. — places for your attention to go
47 tiny interruptionsopen anywheredo absolutely nothing usefulcontinue with your life

A few things your brain could do instead

Pointless on purpose.

There is nothing to achieve, improve, or figure out here.

01

Miss something that is still there.

Choose something currently in your life. Now miss it. Get unnecessarily emotional.

beautiful reunion. ♡
02

Give an object a warning.

Choose one object in the room. Decide what it has done. Speak firmly.

it knows what it did.
03

Wait for applause.

Do something ordinary. Pause. Look around expectantly. Accept the silence.

tough crowd.
NOT NOW, BRAIN. shown as a book and Kindle ebook in a warm, cozy scene

Instructions for use

Open anywhere.

  1. 01
    Pick a page.

    Start wherever your thumb lands. Skipping is allowed.

  2. 02
    Follow the instruction.

    Or don’t. The book is not in charge of you.

  3. 03
    Continue with your life.

    Your regularly scheduled overthinking can resume afterwards. Probably.

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A little place for your attention to go.

47 pages of strange, simple interruptions for overthinkers, daydreamers, procrastinators, and anyone with 46 tabs open in their brain.

  • English edition
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About COCOROSA

Thoughtful little things for busy minds.

COCOROSA makes gentle journals, tiny books, and digital companions for people who need somewhere softer to land.

Warm, honest, playful—and never another thing you have to be good at. You don’t have to perform here. You can just be.

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