Chronic illness, wait‐rooms and “halfalogue” stress: as a chef living with sarcoidosis and heart failure I’ve learned that overhearing speaker-phone calls isn’t just annoying—it adds cognitive load, heightens cardiovascular risk, and drains creativity. If you’re juggling chronic illness or writing your debut novel, here’s why you’ll want to resist the roar of public monologues and reclaim your mental fuel.
Why That Blasting Speaker-Phone in the Waiting Room Is Literally Harming My Brain (And Maybe Yours Too)
Tate Basildon 