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

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  • Flukeyfox@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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    3 days ago

    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

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        2 days ago

        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 ✨