Here's a post about a certain form of toxicity that has infected quite a few of us -- toxic productivity.
Now, toxic productivity does not refer to normal productivity, which to me gets an unfairly bad rep.
That is, people often mistake productivity for some volume. Productivity is a measure of how efficient you are at getting stuff done.
The more productive you are, the more work you can do in a shorter time, and so the more time you have for rest and recovery.
Toxic productivity, in contrast, is what we usually associate with the negative connotations of the word 'productivity'.
This is when you work so much, that you are no longer getting stuff done, which means that your work suffers and so does your mental health.
Eventually, you get to a point where you start hating yourself for not being able to do things when in reality what you need is not more pushing, but a break.
Let's understand a bit more about this concept, Toxic productivity refers to an obsessive need to always be doing something productive all the time.
Here are some signs that you suffer from toxic productivity.
1. You set unrealistic and impossible expectations for your to-do list every day...
2. Non-busy rest periods. make you feel anxious and give you the urge to do things, no matter how tired you are
3. You don't feel much pleasure after getting something big done. It's met by a desire to do more, more, more
4. You just dive into projects without coming up with a plan, resulting in the task taking much longer than it should
5. You hate working but Still, force yourself to do it. However, breaks don't feel like breaks and you never feel rested.
You're always busy but it feels like you aren't moving forward in life
7. And then you feel guilty and hate yourself for not being able to accomplish those impossible tasks.
To overcome toxic productivity, first, monitor your work hours to see how long you can work before you feel exhausted.
Next, delineate a clear boundary between work and rest once you hit those hours, even if you work at home. Firstly, in space, which means moving to a different room to rest.
And, in time, stop yourself from working at that time. This forces you to only work on what's important every day.
As they say, sometimes the most productive thing you can do is to relax.
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