{"id":11472,"date":"2020-01-13T10:08:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T18:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/?p=11472"},"modified":"2020-02-14T04:05:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T12:05:27","slug":"too-tired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/13\/too-tired\/","title":{"rendered":"Too Tired to Do Everything? How to Live Better Without Burning Out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wake up at 5am. Read a book a week. Exercise every day\u2014but make sure it\u2019s high-intensity or it doesn\u2019t count. Journal. Meditate. Volunteer. <\/p>\n

Living well sounds exhausting. Maybe it\u2019s just easier to flop down and watch Netflix?<\/p>\n

Productivity guilt<\/a> happens when you feel overwhelmed by all the things you know you \u201cshould\u201d be doing. You don\u2019t do them, but you still have that nagging feeling like you\u2019re wasting time.<\/p>\n

If you feel that guilt, I\u2019m partly to blame. I write a lot about how to live better, and sometimes all those suggestions can start to feel more like burdens than helpful advice. <\/p>\n

If living well sounds exhausting, what should you do about it? Should you just ignore all that advice as posturing from overachievers? Or should you beat yourself up for not reaching some hypothetical ideal?<\/p>\n

Exposing the Hidden Contradictions of Life Advice<\/h2>\n
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