Why are we so "people-exhausted" lately? Maybe your brain is just at zero capacity.

Recently, even among my international clients living in Japan, I’ve been hearing more people say, "I just don’t want to see anyone right now."

I suspect that those who are highly sensitive to information—the ones constantly updating their worldviews—are feeling this "people-fatigue" most deeply.

When we constantly optimize our brains for high-resolution real-time data or instant AI-generated answers, our mental storage fills up instantly. According to "Evolutionary Mismatch Theory," our biological hardware simply isn't evolved to process this much information 24/7.

To an overloaded brain, the "ambiguity" or "off-target reactions" of real humans can start to look like inefficient errors that only drain our resources.

What makes it even harder is the "perception gap." As Anthropic’s Dario Amodei points out, there’s a growing divide between those who sense a civilizational crisis and those focused on daily routines. Trying to bridge this gap with words can sometimes just deepen our sense of isolation.

If interacting feels too heavy right now, it’s okay to keep a gentle distance to protect your sensitivity for the future.

Not all connection is noise. When we find those who share our sense of urgency or confusion, it becomes "resonance" instead of noise. You don’t need to explain yourself or pretend.

To clear your mental storage, you can declutter your space or engage in physical activities. But honestly, the quickest way is to disconnect and do absolutely nothing.

As someone navigating this same era of anxiety and loneliness, I hope my spa can be a place for you to reclaim that "margin."

By relaxing, napping, and letting your mind go blank, you can detoxify unnecessary data. In this time of rapid change, I feel we all need this kind of maintenance to prevent our brains from overheating.