Why we feel guilty & uncomfortable when resting
Rest is permissible, but only for the purposes of recuperation for work, or perhaps for some other form of self-improvement. It becomes difficult to enjoy a moment of rest for itself alone, without regard for any potential future benefits, because
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
We typically feel guilty when we relax, but this feeling of guilt is often just what we label the discomfort we experience when we adjust to a new, lower level of mental stimulation.
Chris Bailey • How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times
“Popular books such as What You Do Is Who You Are (2019) by the venture capitalist Ben Horowitz carry the implication that being and doing are synonymous. Busyness is a badge of honour, even a sign of moral superiority. Rest, in contrast, is often treated as if it’s passive and pointless. Indeed, I’ve noticed many people hardly think of rest as its
... See moreAgalia Tan and added
When we can begin to tap into the deep vessel of who we truly are, so many things would end about oppression. I believe the powers that be don’t want us rested because they know that if we rest enough, we are going to figure out what is really happening and overturn the entire system. Exhaustion keeps us numb, keeps us zombie-like, and keeps us on ... See more
The Founder of the Nap Ministry on the Ways Rest Can Be a Form of Resistance
We need not just rest but a certain quality of rest: deep inner rest, rest from the inner murmur that says we are defined by what we do, what we have, or by what others think of us.
Ken Shigematsu • God in My Everything: How an Ancient Rhythm Helps Busy People Enjoy God
Lael Johnson and added
Challenges of the Rest Cycle ● Conditioning in the Sacral (can’t say no, the idea that hard work = success) ● Conditioning in the Root (restlessness, ‘I’ll do this first’, “I have to earn rest”) ● Conditioning in the Ego (‘I have to prove my worth’) ● Societal expectations from Generators and Manifesting Generators ● Fears of losing success or mome
... See moreHolly Herbig • Informed: The Comprehensive Guide To Human Design Manifestors
We want the freedom to rest and express ourselves, but the only way to get this freedom to rest is to grow, and then grow more. You can never rest if you want to achieve rest! Faithfulness and peace are devalued measures in late modernity’s version of stabilization.
Andrew Root • The Congregation in a Secular Age (Ministry in a Secular Age Book #3): Keeping Sacred Time against the Speed of Modern Life
the better we are, the better we’ve become, the more we’ve learned, the more powerful is the urge to just rest already. We feel like we somehow deserve it, instead of realizing that it is the greatest disservice we could possibly do ourselves. We see this pattern playing itself out not merely at the individual levels but throughout organizations an
... See moreMaria Konnikova • Mastermind
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