most everyone dislikes pretending that they have everything together. No one does, and keeping up the act is exhausting. When you let your guard down and get real, others don’t view you as weak. Rather, they are relieved. They think: Finally, someone who isn’t faking it. Someone who is more like me. They gain the permission and confidence to stop t

Managing your physical resources ultimately boils down to discarding the unrealistic expectation of always being “at your best.” Energy naturally fluctuates; attempting to maintain a perpetual peak is not just impossible but detrimental to your well-being. Respecting your natural rhythms can lead you to have a healthier relationship to work as well

I don’t know what it’s like not to have anxiety but I assume it’s like that. It’s probably not exhausting.