Tag Archives: Feeling

The Pressure to Succeed: The Stress of a Highly Productive Leisure Time

By | April 4, 2025

In‌ our‌ modern, hyper-connected world, the concept‍ of leisure‌ time has‌ evolved. Instead‍ of a‌ period‌ for pure relaxation‌ and rejuvenation, it often‌ feels‌ like another arena‌ for achievement. We’re‌ constantly‌ bombarded‍ with‌ messages‍ about maximizing‌ our time, optimizing our productivity, and squeezing‌ every last drop‍ of value‌ from even our‍ free moments. This pressure‍ to‍ succeed during… Read More »

Finding Joy in Downtime: Overcoming the Guilt of Unproductive Leisure

By | March 26, 2025

We live‌ in‌ a culture‌ obsessed with productivity. From‍ morning‍ routines designed to maximize efficiency‌ to‌ the constant‌ pressure‌ to‌ achieve‌ more, there’s‍ a pervasive‌ feeling‌ that every‍ moment should be accounted‍ for and‌ used‍ to‍ its‌ fullest‍ potential. But what‌ happens when our downtime feels‍ unproductive and guilty? How‍ do we find‌ joy in moments of‌ leisure‌… Read More »