Have you ever been deep in thought—mid-rant, mid-planned comeback, or knee-deep in a full-blown imaginary debate with your boss, barista, or that person who cut you off in traffic three years ago—and suddenly someone interrupts?

“Are you talking to me?” they ask, completely unaware they just disrupted a very important internal board meeting. No, Brenda. I’m in a staff meeting… with myself.

You see, some of us process life a little differently. We don’t just “think.” We dialogue. We plan, rehash, debate, analyze, and occasionally throw imaginary staplers across the room—all in the safe space of our minds.

It’s not weird. It’s therapeutic. Productive, even. Where else do you work through your life decisions, rehearse your TED Talk, and win arguments you didn’t have the guts to finish in real life?

Interrupting that process is like barging into a CEO’s quarterly review—rude and extremely risky. So for the safety of all involved, we wear a warning label:

“Currently in a staff meeting (with myself). Please do not interrupt the internal drama.”

Call it introvert energy. Call it mental multitasking. Call it an overactive imagination. But don’t call it “talking to yourself.” We call it strategizing.

So the next time someone gives you a strange look while you’re whisper-arguing with your steering wheel, just nod confidently and say, “Excuse me, I’m in a meeting.”

Because sometimes, the most important conversations… are the ones no one else hears.