How to Survive An Existential Crisis

How to Survive An Existential Crisis

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How to Survive An Existential Crisis
How to Survive An Existential Crisis
The REST AS REVOLUTION Challenge, Prompt 2

The REST AS REVOLUTION Challenge, Prompt 2

A 7 Day Creative Challenge that will change your relationship with resting

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Nikita Gill
Apr 24, 2024
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The REST AS REVOLUTION Challenge, Prompt 2
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The notion of rest in a world that doesn’t just ask for productivity but demands it is a complex one. Yesterday we spoke about how resting has been invalidated into some strange notion of “laziness” when truly, a well rested body should be a basic human right.

But how do we switch off when it feels like the whole world is telling us in a thousand different little ways that we are not doing enough? First, let me acknowledge that a Sisyphean task to do the right amount of “enough” in a world where no amount of work is ever enough. And by this I mean the EXACT amount of enough that will make us feel we deserve a break.

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