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We are all used to seeing super-productive people online, their busy days filled with one event after another. But this is not reality, just a pretty picture.
Many, many times I worked in such a way that I just wanted to fall onto the bed and lie there forever, watching my favorite series 😵 When all the deadlines are burning, and you can't postpone anything, when you constantly need to be productive - this is a state that drains you.
Everyone experiences it differently: for some it lasts a day, for others a week, and some immediately think: "I am degrading, I will lose everything I have achieved." And while others move forward step by step and rejoice in their results, you may remain in apathy: you don't want to do anything, but you still work, as if killing yourself.
This is not a fantasy - this is a realistic description of my life for 1.5 years.
🛑 The moment of [un]expected enlightenment
Everything changed when my loved ones asked: "Paul, have you had at least one day off in a year where you did nothing?" After one of the latest projects, countless sleepless nights, consumed coffee, and lack of appetite after any activity, I went to the hospital and heard: "Congratulations, you have gone from perfect health to rock bottom in a year." Starting to recover myself in small steps, I have already reached certain results, but not as much as I would like.
Then I finally realized: rest ≠ degradation. This is the basic minimum that everyone needs 🧘♀️
Fearing to lose knowledge or skills during rest, I forgot that without a pause it is impossible to maintain productivity and creativity.
✨ My way of recovery
One day I simply turned everything off and dedicated a day to myself.
What did I do? Everything I wanted: read, listened to music, walked, slept, thought about myself 🛌 📖 🎶
This is not about laziness, but about restoring energy and health.
My rule forever:
Not every day, once every 1-2 weeks is enough. Small pauses throughout the day are also important. Such a day for yourself helps to preserve strength, creativity, and motivation.
💡 Tips from me
- Feel the signals of burnout: constant fatigue, unwillingness to do anything, apathy.
- Don't ignore them: rest helps you not to lose yourself.
- Plan a day for yourself: do only what you want and what is really necessary.
- Return to work refreshed: after such a day, productivity increases on its own.
- Small pauses: 5-10 minutes between tasks work like a "brain reboot" 🧠
❓Challenge for yourself
Try to write your "day for yourself" for next week and stick to it.
Share in the comments what you will do for yourself this time. Let it be a small ritual that preserves your strength and inspiration ❤️🔥
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