In this episode, Phil wants to be lazy but not feel guilty about it.
Show notes:
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K Sera's after thoughts:
- It is okay to take breaks. It is okay to take time for yourself. You don’t need an excuse to rest or enjoy a fun activity. But rest and recreation should not exceed the time, work and planning that goes into taking care of your responsibilities: your family, your home, your work. The goal should be to seek a balance that is sustainable.
- The “life script” is a good guide if you need a direction to achieve fulfillment. If your fulfillment comes from setting and meeting certain goals, there is nothing wrong with striving for those goals. A life script can be incredibly empowering, or it can be severely limiting. The trick is not tying your self-worth so strongly to meeting that timeframe that you crumble if your arbitrary deadline isn’t met. Recognize that many deadlines are arbitrary and if you fail once in a while, that doesn’t make you a failure. There are an abundance of life paths, alternative routes, and ways of existing.
Phil's after thoughts:
-Rest is more important that we give credit for. Americans weirdly brags about "how little we sleep" while admonishing those that just want to relax. At least that is how I grew up (thank you Catholic church).
-I agree with K Sera on our All or Nothing nature. If people feel like they failed a milestone then apparently it's all over. Life is way more messy than that. I mean, realistically it's pretty much over before you even started unless you're lucky, rich, or both. But I digress. -Maybe "work hard/party hard" should be "work hard/lazy hard" cause I can get behind that! Micah's MARS rating -Bubblegum