Why Does Relaxation Feel So Uncomfortable?

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want to work on breaking out of that. I want to fit rejuvenation into each day: meditation, journaling, reading.</p><p id="e69b">Sadly, I have to intentionally schedule these activities in. If I leave my body and mind to their own merits, it will eat Hot Cheetos and watch Bad Girls Club all day.</p><p id="0369">This is a fine schedule for some days. Not all. I’m going to create alarms on my phone to remind myself to refuel my mind and body. Fingers crossed that when I hear their cheery tone, I’ll listen — and not just eat Hot Cheetos and watch Bad Girls Club.</p><p id="c3da"><b>Check out <a href="undefined">Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)</a>’s weekly short form prompt here:</b></p><div id="8ef3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/whats-something-outside-of-your-comfort-zone-that-you-d-like-to-do-this-week-47c5f1bb2bab"> <div> <div> <h2>Wh

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at’s Something Outside Of Your Comfort Zone That You’d Like To Do This Week?</h2> <div><h3>Sunny Side Updates with TBIN 🧠🍝 week 30!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*EnLfRdyx3FngTqkzZs1gpw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="a8c1"><b>Nia Simone McLeod</b> is a writer, content creator, and pop culture enthusiast from Richmond, Virginia. She’s the creator and editor of the Medium publications <a href="https://medium.com/oh-write">oh, write</a> and <a href="https://medium.com/coiledfic">coiled</a>. In her <a href="https://ohwrite.substack.com/welcome">newsletter</a>, she shares writing prompts, the best in pop culture, and sneak peeks at her upcoming work.</p></article></body>

Capitalism got me trained to work myself into the ground. No more!

I love having a packed schedule. At the end of the day, I feel fulfilled. Wasted time, on the other hand, makes me feel guilty. Because of how capitalism has conditioned me, rest and rejuvenation feel like wasted time.

This week, I want to work on breaking out of that. I want to fit rejuvenation into each day: meditation, journaling, reading.

Sadly, I have to intentionally schedule these activities in. If I leave my body and mind to their own merits, it will eat Hot Cheetos and watch Bad Girls Club all day.

This is a fine schedule for some days. Not all. I’m going to create alarms on my phone to remind myself to refuel my mind and body. Fingers crossed that when I hear their cheery tone, I’ll listen — and not just eat Hot Cheetos and watch Bad Girls Club.

Check out Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)’s weekly short form prompt here:

Nia Simone McLeod is a writer, content creator, and pop culture enthusiast from Richmond, Virginia. She’s the creator and editor of the Medium publications oh, write and coiled. In her newsletter, she shares writing prompts, the best in pop culture, and sneak peeks at her upcoming work.

Why Does Relaxation Feel So Uncomfortable?

Capitalism got me trained to work myself into the ground. No more!

What’s Something Outside Of Your Comfort Zone That You’d Like To Do This Week?

Sunny Side Updates with TBIN 🧠🍝 week 30!