![]() It’s true that filling your time with something tends to feel good-especially when you’re trying to distract yourself from, say, a stressful news cycle, an argument you had with a loved one, or the nagging feeling that you shouldn’t be resting because you’re “wasting time.” But pressuring yourself to prioritize a never-ending mental to-do list, even if that means sacrificing time to recharge, can be a sign of “toxic productivity,” especially if these tasks heavily focus on work, according to mental health experts.Īnd it’s also important to note that toxic productivity isn’t an official clinical diagnosis. ![]() Take a minute to think about your time during the height of the COVID pandemic, when the country was locked down: You likely either worked your standard hours (or more if you were considered “essential”) or felt compelled to spend your newfound free time making sourdough bread, learning a new language, or reorganizing every nook and cranny of your home-despite the fact that a new virus was swiftly sickening and killing hundreds of thousands of people. It’s no secret that American culture prizes productivity.
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