151 - How It's Sometimes Okay to be a Complete Slacker

Today I noticed that sometimes, it's actually not best to "get to work and get it done." Sometimes, the drive to plow through work is counterproductive, and I should instead obey my desire to do what feels like "slacking off."

The creative lesson I took from this Noticing is that conventional productivity wisdom doesn't always apply. Respecting our body and mind's natural ebbs and flows can paradoxically increase our effectiveness over forced continuous effort.

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