Every Day Doesn’t Have to Be Productive

Learning to be comfortable with rest is vital in today’s world

Allison Burney

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Photo by Drew Coffman on Unsplash

Some days you just feel “blah.”

You know the ones — you don’t feel particularly inspired or motivated to accomplish what you wanted to. On those days, you don’t have the energy to do much of anything.

But maybe that’s perfectly okay. Every day doesn’t have to be amazing and productive and successful and riveting.

Being alive is a balance of creating, doing, achieving — and also resting. Just simply “being.”

Sometimes I forget that. I get so caught up in this busy world that’s spinning so fast. I see everyone hustling and bustling, trying to accomplish so much, with to-do lists 10 pages long, and I start to subscribe to that lifestyle of “busy is best.” Before I know it, I’m lost in 10-page task lists too, feeling stressed and out of control.

I don’t know how we got so confused. Why did we start thinking “busy” was the best way? How did we get here?

Is Busy Best?

Somewhere along the way, filling our days to the brim and rushing around like maniacs became the norm. But is it good for us?

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Allison Burney

Writer, ghostwriter & proofreader. On a mission to keep exploring, learning & enjoying this adventure we call life. Work with me: allisonburney.com