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i need more rest [everything i did in 2025] | ava's blog

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A while ago, I wrote about intentional times of boredom for easier task switching, because I noticed there was an inner resistance when I had let go of a task in favor of another. In response, I gave myself the space and time to just sit there doing nothing. That meant a proper pause between activities, and it also bored my brain into complying, because at some point, even doing the dishes or doing the hard part in your studies is better than just sitting around. I've slowly, without realizing, dropped this habit and piled a lot on my plate in general. Even just my past four months were very full with exams, visiting family and friends, attending a conference, some seminars and conventions, the new semester at university starting, doctor's appointments, my own birthday (I am now 30!), and more. I just continued pushing through, because my motto for this year was basically to have two years in one, as last year I was constantly sick and mostly lying around. I felt like I had to catch up

i need more rest [everything i did in 2025] – ava's blog i need more rest [everything i did in 2025] 03 Dec, 2025 A while ago, I wrote about intentional times of boredom for easier task switching, because I noticed there was an inner resistance when I had let go of a task in favor of another. In response, I gave myself the space and time to just sit there doing nothing. That meant a proper pause between activities, and it also bored my brain into complying, because at some point, even doing the dishes or doing the hard part in your studies is better than just sitting around. I've slowly, witho

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