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Questions to ask when I don't want to work · eieio.games

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Finding a more productive way to engage with feelings of unproductivity

Questions to ask when I don't want to work Treating myself a little more kindly Apr 2, 2024 Sometimes I don’t want to work. Not wanting to work makes me feel bad. My identity is tied up in liking to work hard! And I work for myself - it’s very easy to slack off. Not wanting to work makes me feel lazy. It makes me feel like I need to buckle down, and I feel like something is wrong with me when I can’t. This used to make me upset. I’d spend days distracted, neither fully working nor fully relaxing. Now when this happens I tell myself: You love to work. That hasn’t changed. Something else needs t

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