My Brain Works Like LEGO(And That's Not a Bad Thing)

When I was a kid, I never followed the LEGO manual. I’d just dump all the pieces on the floor, sit in the middle of the mess, and start building whatever came to mind. One day it was a broken bridge that led nowhere. Another day, it was a tiny underground hideout for ants. None of it looked like the picture on the box but in my head, it all made perfect sense. Every weird little piece had its place, even if no one else could figure out what I was doing.

I don’t think in straight lines. I collect ideas. Something someone said in passing, a random podcast snippet, a sentence from a book and I stack them, break them apart, rearrange them until something clicks. Half the time I’m not even sure what I’m building. But somehow, it always turns into something that feels right.

A few weeks ago, someone asked me how I juggle work and still manage to find time for all the random stuff I do: reading, writing, running, working out. I kinda laughed and said, “I think my brain’s just a LEGO set that builds itself.” I was half-joking, but honestly it’s not too far from the truth.

I don’t think I ever have a full fledged plan before I start something. I just pick up one piece, an idea, a thought, a vibe and build around it. If it doesn’t fit, I take it apart and try again. It’s never perfect, but it always leads somewhere. And I’ve kinda learned to trust that process. I think what I’ve come to love about having a LEGO brain is this: nothing has to be perfect from the start. We can build something, take it apart, and start over and it’s not failure, it’s just part of how things become. No one really teaches us that growing up. But honestly, most of the things I’m proud of didn’t start with a plan, they started with me just figuring it out as I went.

So yeah, maybe my brain’s a little messy. Maybe I don’t always know what I’m building when I start. But over time, I’ve realised even the weird-shaped pieces have a place. They usually end up holding everything together. There’s a weird magic in being able to make some kind of order out of all that chaos. And if you’re someone whose brain also feels like a half-finished LEGO set sometimes, trust me, you’re probably building something cooler than you think.