It’s like being stuck behind a glass wall in my own head - watching myself be stuck unable to do what needs to get done
Artist Source: https://schnumn.com/
It’s like being stuck behind a glass wall in my own head - watching myself be stuck unable to do what needs to get done
Artist Source: https://schnumn.com/
we should normalize doing nothing at all. the society’s demand for everyone to be productive at all times is a sickness that must be eradicated.
No, I want to do stuff. I don’t want people to tell me it’s ok to just lay and rot. Occasional moments of respite are good, but not this.
I completely agree, but I think there is a balance to be struck if you need to be productive to take care of your living area. I love to do nothing and am proud of that, but I also want a clean kitchen and bathroom.
We should not. Make use of your time, and try to be productive as much as possible.
As long as we acknowledge that having downtime, and doing activities for yourself and for your mental health is also productive. Even if that occasionally includes having a day where you’re doing very little and resting.
Burnout and such also reduces your efficiency with other tasks anyways (and can damage mental health). It’s why I disagree with the wording of “people are expected to work like machines” because even machines are given downtime for maintenance. Some people seem to expect other people to work without downtime or self-care in the name of productivity and it’s insane
yeah, better have a self care day than a burnt-out year
Yep exactly! I used to feel guilty when I ever had a day where I did nothing other than eat, shower and game. Now, I look forward to it.
We all need our breaks to recover and recharge for the week ahead and society kinda tries to push us to feel bad about that.
Sometimes I’m working on a project or my job… Sometimes I’m working on/for myself. Still work, just the latter is paid in a different way ✨
Make use of your time to bring joy to yourself and others.
“Productive” is a lie.
What I said is:
Don’t bedrot, be efficient and discover the skill that just clicks with you and keep doing it
I think it was just how you worded it originally that got people mistaken on what you meant haha. I at first assumed you meant the “don’t stop working” kind too… Unfortunately some people do have that way of thinking
But yeah skill development can be fun when we find the right ones for us. I’m an artist and do that in my day-to-day but I’ve always dipped into programming on and off through my life… I wanna soon put some proper effort into learning more than just the basics of a language (and without relying on vibe-coding).
It’s nice to have personal goals
you first. also no.