Do you need a break? From what?
It’s interesting this topic would appear on a rare day that I’ve essentially done nothing but lie in bed; excellent timing. Days like this are few and far between and that’s not a bad thing. It’s nice to be active and busy, and if anything the biggest thing to overcome is feeling unnecessarily guilty about taking a nothing day.
I don’t know about everyone else but I find myself more and more consumed by having to do things. This is half good, half bad. The bad half for me is work, and only because it occupies most of my waking hours, and while not entirely disliking what I do for a living, I would rather be doing something else.
Because of this, and the pursuit of doing the good things outside of work, I often find myself with very little time doing nothing at all. Even as I lie here, apparently doing nothing, I’m still occupied be this – writing about something, working on content and trying to be creative.
Does anyone else find themselves busy with similar things almost all the time? I’m talking when commuting, waiting, on the toilet, basically any chance available.
I think this is healthy in its way, especially as a way of avoiding doom-scrolling and other mindless activities that don’t really stimulate the brain in a good way. It does mean I’m busy a lot though; almost all the time.
So sometimes it’s nice to have a nothing day. No pressure to do anything, just taking a break from whatever it is you need a break from. Whether that is time away from the phone and technology, or just chilling playing games or lying around watching TV, everyone’s idea of a break is different, and there is no wrong answer to how you disconnect and let yourself rejuvenate.