# when we are in Crazy Busy Mode we are less capable of handling the busy > Because when we are in what I refer to as Crazy Busy Mode, we are simply less capable of handling the busy > Here's what happens. Your stress hormones rise and stay there, your executive function in the prefrontal cortex declines. That means your memory, your judgment, your impulse control deteriorate, and the brain areas for anger and anxiety are activated. [[(Darria Long, 2019)#^zjo-2]]