Spending time not checking off a task and clearing my mind of yet another to-do often leaves me feeling unproductive. I know  lazy days are meant for recovery, but I struggle to remove my mind from all the other activities I also told myself I would do when I had time off. When society (speaking as someone from U.S.) programs us to always push for progress, I feel unaccomplished when I am not making progress, even in my personal life.

As someone who wants to do and try everything all the time, I’m typically energized about the tasks I sign myself up for on my free days and want to make the most of my time away from work. But recently I’ve started feeling the effects of running non-stop and taking on too much. Finding the balance between my excitement and my endurance has been my personal struggle with unproductivity.