Productivity as My Reset
Last week was rough. Pressure from the very beginning that just kept building all the way through. I don’t think I’ve ever been so happy to see Saturday morning.
I cancelled my plans, turned off my phone, and sat in this chair almost all day. This is my productive chair. It holds purpose for me. This is where my ideas come to life and my creativity finally has room to move. Yesterday, I chose this chair.
Before, after a week like that, you would’ve found me in the comfy chair in front of the TV. Snacks in my lap, bad shows on, trying to shut my brain off and recover — and honestly just driving my body deeper into sickness.
The reset I chose yesterday wasn’t perfect, but it was exactly what I needed mentally and emotionally.
The house was quiet. Nothing was pulling at me in ten different directions. I woke up with a sense of purpose and let myself stay in it all day.
I didn’t have to fight old habits. My mind felt clear. Not empty — focused. For the first time in a long time, my energy had somewhere to go.
I realized something yesterday.
My stress wasn’t asking me for comfort.
It was asking me for direction.
I didn’t need to shut down. I needed somewhere meaningful to put my attention, and once I gave my mind that place, everything in me settled.
I spent my day in purpose — and it gave me a reset in a way comfort never actually has.
Journaling Prompts
When I feel overwhelmed, what do I usually reach for first — and what feeling am I actually trying to change?
What activities make my mind feel calmer or clearer while I’m doing them (not after)?
Where in my life am I craving comfort, and where might I actually be craving direction or purpose?
