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No matter how hard I try (and I do try, I'm extremely mindful of it) I always feel guilty if I'm not super busy or don't reach a certain threshold (which I arbitrarily set for myself in a different time and place) of productivity.

What's worse is that my best ideas come to me when I'm doing nothing for a while, and my mental health is better cause I have time to process and contemplate. I'm also noticeably more creative after I give my mind time to be idle, yet despite knowing that and telling myself it's okay - necessary even - I still feel guilty deep down when I do it!

Anyone else feel this way? How do you get over it....

#asknostr #thoughtstr

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Annie☕ 2y ago

Yes. You might be an intuitive thinker and need time to process ideas before acting on them. Check out the MBTI personality tests.

emily 2y ago

Oooh, will do!

emily 2y ago

Just realized MBTI is Meyers Briggs 🤣😅 I'm an ENFP

Annie☕ 2y ago

Makes sense. It's the N that indicates intuitive thinking.

emily 2y ago

Seems accurate 😅

Annie☕ 2y ago

It is. I spent years wondering why everyone else could just jump up and do twelve things at once. Then a few years ago I learned that it was because I needed to process the idea first. I still need to do something but sitting with the idea fir a little bit is necessary.

emily 2y ago

Same, some things need to bake a little before I can gain any momentum!

Annie☕ 2y ago

I'm INFJ. So I live inside my head 24/7. I only leave for coffee breaks and snacks.

emily 2y ago

😂😂😂

Baker 2y ago

Yep it's the same for me. Internal drive.

emily 2y ago

That's one way to put it!

ZD 2y ago

How I would approach it.

1/ Focus on output / outcome. If the proof backs you up, then keep doing it.

2/ Schedule it in your calendar. If it’s in the calendar, then it’s work. But you’re doing it in the way that supports your creativity better. See point 1.

emily 2y ago

I'll have to remember to schedule in some spontaneity too!! Haha jokes aside this is a great tip actually, thank you 🙂

BTC_P2P 2y ago

Quality of life activities are an important form of productivity too. Rest falls under this category.

emily 2y ago

Very true! Something engrained deeply in me wants to label rest as "doing nothing" and then judge that behaviour, which I know makes no sense haha

BTC_P2P 2y ago

Reprogramming in progress 😂😌

emily 2y ago

Reprogramming constantly in progress, always and forever 🥲

Jose Sammut 2y ago

Feeling guilty for being unproductive when I could've just had a break. 💯 Breaks are productive too.

emily 2y ago

Yes they are!! I'm on one right now. But it's still in the name of being productive though 🤣