Why do we need to spend every free moment doing stuff?

Lately, I’ve come to notice that I really harp on myself if I don’t fill my free time with doing something productive. Of course something falling into the “productive” category is very subjective.

Since I try to do too many things at the same time I can’t ever choose which goal or project I should devote that few moments of focus I find from time to time.

I would like to spend more time writing, but also feel obligated to continue learning to code. Most times, I try to spend free time with family.

To be honest, I would rather spend the little bit of free time I get sitting down and doing nothing. Doing nothing is really under rated. Just sitting, lost in my own thoughts, and allowing my mind to wander. True rest.

I’ve stopped reading articles on being productive. I get that there are opportunities to get more work done faster, but is it really that important? Maybe at work, but in life I’m leaning more towards slowing things down.

Might just be me, but I’m seeing more people wanting to shift from the so called normal life of wake up, go to work, come home, do chores, go to sleep and repeat. Just trying to survive until the next vacation. Problem is that when you get back, all the work you missed is waiting for you.

I don’t know many co-workers that even use up all thier vacation time each year.

Everyone is working so hard to be productive, but never taking any time away from work. Just getting more work complete that is replaced by, you guessed it, more work.

What does that say about us in the corporate workforce when it’s less stressful to just stay at work than to actually take some time off?

Think I’ll just go take a nap in a hammock somewhere. Work will still be there when I get back. Why rush?