Life did not go as planned after travel and commitments. A virus struck unexpectedly, but despite feeling ill, work continued. Self-expectations to meet deadlines and maintain productivity prevailed over the need for rest. There is a societal pressure to optimize every aspect of life, placing productivity as a primary measure of wellbeing. The author questions whether creating space for oneself is rational or if one would simply push through obligations regardless of personal health.
We are living in an era of optimization. An era where progress and productivity not only matter above simple things like peace of mind and happiness - they've supplanted these things as our key metrics of wellbeing.
Really, would you do that? Or would you just suck it up, figure it out, move on to the next?
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