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Did you remember to pick up milk? Or reschedule that dentist appointment? Oh, and pick up cupcakes for the meeting ? The never-ending tending to the never-ending to-do list is known as the mental load. Sociologist Leah R...
Feeling drained? Here's how to lighten your mental load is an episode from Life Kit by NPR. Did you remember to pick up milk? Or reschedule that dentist appointment? Oh, and pick up cupcakes for the meeting ? The never-ending tending to the...
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Published Apr 21, 2026, 24:42 long, audio available.
Did you remember to pick up milk? Or reschedule that dentist appointment? Oh, and pick up cupcakes for the meeting ? The never-ending tending to the never-ending to-do list is known as the mental load. Sociologist Leah Ruppanner explains how to tame the mental load in her new book, Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More.
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Feeling drained? Here's how to lighten your mental load is an episode from Life Kit by NPR.
This episode is 24:42 long.
This episode was published on Apr 21, 2026.
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