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[–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

You can be unproductive by daydreaming.

You can be unproductive by taking a nap.

You can be unproductive by eating a bunch of snacks and watching videos.

You can be unproductive by being bored, which... might not sound fun, but that's the time when I do some of my best cogitation. And I find myself bored less and less these days.

Or, I dunno, maybe you think all of those things are productivity, too, in which case---what are we even talking about?

You should do things because you want to do them. And if you want to do nothing, you should do that, too.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Your examples are true and important as well, people also need down time, relaxation, decompression.

    You are correct that 'being bored' is the kind of ... mental space or mind state that often, seemingly accidentally leads to new ideas or a kind of 'lightbulb' moment.

    You seem to be thinking I am fully disagreeing with you? I am not, your last two sentences are spot on.

    I am just saying that you can reclaim the concept of 'productivity' away from your pay master, that 'productive' doesn't need to be a dirty word, per se.

    I still also completely agree that... you should not feel compelled to feel any kind of productive, all the time, constantly. It is indeed fine to just... want to be unproductive, want to relax.

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