Entering the last few days of my time off work, and overall it has been great. Highly recommend detaching from work (though it can be very difficult) if you have the means to do so.

Prior to my current role I was casual for 4 years, and couldn’t really take extended breaks - so, this felt very foreign at first, and it was hard to resist checking emails, checking in on colleagues and feeling a bit guilty about not being productive.

I found it helpful to say to myself “no, this is break time - the point of the break is not to be productive for a moment”

It got easier.

And just as it gets comfortable, it’s almost time to return 😂

#work #rest #breaks #productivity #toxicproductivity

For my #GTD / #PKM / #InboxZero crowd :

"the shortcomings of GTD become clear because hey dont address the underlying problem: the haphazard way that work unfolds in orgs. GTD only helps individuals cope with its effects.

GTD might help individuals process the inbox more effectively, but it does nothing to reduce the quantity of these requests."

(paraphrased)

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-rise-and-fall-of-getting-things-done

(If you are gated, try private browser window on #Brave browser).

#ToxicProductivity

@bhawthorne @annedraya

In my case it was a choice of let it all fall or burn it all down. My levels of toxic productivity were increasing my symptoms of dissociative identity disorder and making me lash out viciously. I had to choose between my financial stability or my mental stability. I'm still hoping to find a means to financial stability that doesn't de-stabilize me mentally anymore.

#productivity #toxicproductivity #ungrind #mentalhealth

Let's ungrind the world and see how many rich parasites' heads explode.

#toxicproductivity #ungrind #ungrindculture #mentalhealth #yeettherich #sticktogether

I've completely rejected grind culture from my life when I essentially used to be the embodiment of toxic productivity. Am I behind on my bills and rent? Yes. Am I still a stress case? Also yes. However:

I can feel the stress slowly declining and my ability to emotionally regulate improving.

I'm also taking more time to care for myself and I'm forging a deeper connection with my partner again.

#detress #ungrind #toxicproductivity #mentalhealth

Remember: your productivity does not determine your value or worth.

Let's all reject toxic productivity. If nothing else, it's a great way to piss of the rich (parasites).

#toxicproductivity #sayno #selfcare #selfworth #selflove #revolution

The upcoming break this week shouldn’t be medical health and work catchup (how antagonistic!), but alas. #ratrace #overworked #academia #ToxicProductivity

About a week ago I started implementing a novel idea into my work day… #lunchbreak. A real one. Not a working one. Afternoon #creativity #motivation and remaining level of daily f***s slowly improving. Also surprising number of minor household snags now fixed. Not sure it’ll catch on though. #wfh #wellbeing #toxicproductivity

I am proud of myself today for telling my managing colleagues that I had reached the limits of my capacity two weeks before a deadline rather than stressing and burning out and not being able to meet it anyway.

Major course revisions, end of interstate audition tour, finalisation of 2023 course offers, semester results, 2023 department budgets, and end of year celebrations all fall in the same week and something had to give...

Listening to the Academic Aunties podcast episode on toxic productivity yesterday really helped.

#AcademicAunties #ToxicProductivity @academicchatter

Instead of ragging on the #birdsite, might I interest you in my essay that thoughtfully shits on #linkedin?

https://modernmythology.net/how-the-toxic-positivity-of-linkedin-serves-the-status-quo-63852660afe3

#socialmedia #toxicpositivity #toxicproductivity

RT @AcademicAuntie@twitter.com

NEW EPISODE! 🚨 @tungohan@twitter.com speaks to @AyendyBonifacio@twitter.com about his amazing piece in @Slate@twitter.com about #ToxicProductivity. You will feel seen 😀 listen at https://www.academicaunties.com/episodes/battling-toxic-productivity/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AcademicAuntie/status/1587805979739127815

I had the honor and pleasure to speak with @tungohan@twitter.com about mental health and toxic productivity for this episode of @AcademicAuntie@twitter.com. I hope you find our conversation as useful as I did. 💜

RT @AcademicAuntie@twitter.com

NEW EPISODE! 🚨 @tungohan@twitter.com speaks to @AyendyBonifacio@twitter.com about his amazing piece in @Slate@twitter.com about #ToxicProductivity. You will feel seen 😀 listen at https://www.academicaunties.com/episodes/battling-toxic-productivity/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AcademicAuntie/status/1587805979739127815

RT @AcademicAuntie@twitter.com

NEW EPISODE! 🚨 @tungohan@twitter.com speaks to @AyendyBonifacio@twitter.com about his amazing piece in @Slate@twitter.com about #ToxicProductivity. You will feel seen 😀 listen at https://www.academicaunties.com/episodes/battling-toxic-productivity/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AcademicAuntie/status/1587805979739127815