it is perhaps more helpful to move the conversation away from âitâs okay not to be productiveâ to âwe need to have a long hard think about what counts as productivityâ.
if youâre ill (chronic or otherwise), it is productive to spend a day sleeping and resting up. your body needs you to rest so that it can heal.
but something that is true for everyone is that things like healing from trauma, learning new things, practicing hobbies, building relationships⌠are all productive ways to spend your time. just because youâre not making money doesnât mean youâre not being productive.
looking after yourself is productive. looking after others is productive. hell, playing with your pet is productive.
productive means being in a state of producing something. thatâs all it means. and when youâre doing the things your body needs you to do⌠youâre producing your own well-being. youâre producing neural pathways. youâre producing happiness.
if you can feel a sense of productivity from non-traditional productive actions⌠I think thatâs a lot more helpful for your mental health than just claiming that productivity isnât important. of course itâs okay to not be productive. but I know I feel better when I think of happiness as something I can produce.
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