Laziness As Balm For Burnout

The benefits of allowing yourself to relax and embrace laziness are clear. This can be difficult to do since we live in a world that’s designed to keep us busy and distracted. Twenty-first-century living can lead to chronic stress and burnout, and strange as it might sound the more stressed we are the more we 'drive ' ourselves, pushing harder and doing more.

Taking a fresh look at laziness allows us to remember that It’s okay to need breaks; to allow ourselves the time that we need to relax, to breathe, and to simply 'be'. Focus, hard work, and productivity are good, but not when it comes at the expense of the rest and play that allows us to live as human beings, not just human 'doings'.

Reviews

I love how you’ve framed this! I’m a recovering burnout person, and I have had to intentionally put some white space in this year. It’s feeling so darn good now that I’ve finally gotten over my “guilt” at being “lazy”! 🙂

Wow….this is so true! Thank you dear Dee! I am going to practice this from now on!❤️

Love this concept of making time regularly for white space. What a gift, thank you Dee xx

Loved this insight so much. Yes to the white space on a to do list. The art doing nothing is hard work indeed!
Thank you for this 🙏💜

Thanks for the reminder Dee! And I love your calling it White Space. ✨