Does anyone else struggle to just relax without feeling guilty? I feel like I am constantly telling myself I need to be productive. If I try to boot up a video game or watch a movie, I feel so guilty that I turn it off. But I can never push myself to actually do work either. I just get paralyzed and end up scrolling on my phone all evening. Has anyone figured out how to break this cycle and just allow themselves to enjoy hobbies again?
>>34714784Stop scrolling. You scroll because it is the lowest effort thing that does not require your full attention but it just paralyzes you from doing something that is either productivity or fully relaxing. If you are going to be productive be productive, if you are going to relax then relax. But you need to be fully engaged and give the activity your full attention. Now stop scrolling.
>>34714803100% right, but how do I actually force myself to make that switch in the moment? I deleted some of my social media apps and I think it kinda helped a bit, but I still struggle to just pick a lane.
>>34714836Put your phone in a different room
>>34714836I found making timed sessions to be somewhat helpful. As an example, I spent a whole day doing school work in 30 minute intervals then watching an episode of a show. It's a little harder when the work doesn't need to be done. I tried doing it based on workload like a chapter a day or something, but it gets to be too much with the sciences. Timer method is really good so try that. It helps to not get burn out as well.
