You know what’s productive? Rest.
Rest is productive (period).
Not the kind of rest you have to earn. Not the kind you bargain for by telling yourself, after I get through this week, I’ll finally slow down. You are worthy of rest regardless of what you accomplish. But most of us were taught the opposite. First achieve. First push. Then, maybe, you’re allowed a moment of ease. Sounds familiar, right?
I’ve spent most of my life operating from that belief. Pushing past signals. Negotiating with exhaustion. Convincing myself I’d pause after the next thing was finished.
But the truth is, we’re human.
