A state of emotional or mental bandwidth so depleted that everything you attempt ends up going badly — you're running at a deficit and it shows. L capacity is when you're not just low on energy but actively making things worse for yourself because your internal resources have given up. You fumble the bag on small decisions, misread situations, say the wrong thing at the wrong time. It's less about being lazy and more about being genuinely emptied out. The Ls accumulate because the bandwidth to stop them just isn't there.
He was at l capacity all week — forgot his keys, missed the meeting, texted the wrong person.
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