Israa Nasir
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So I think it was like one of the first times where I was like, wait, I've done everything that I thought I was supposed to, or I wanted to, or the things that I thought that would get me to a certain place. So I felt like I had done all of that, but suddenly it still didn't feel like I didn't get a new feeling. The feeling was still old. of, oh, like maybe you could do this.
So I think it was like one of the first times where I was like, wait, I've done everything that I thought I was supposed to, or I wanted to, or the things that I thought that would get me to a certain place. So I felt like I had done all of that, but suddenly it still didn't feel like I didn't get a new feeling. The feeling was still old. of, oh, like maybe you could do this.
So I think it was like one of the first times where I was like, wait, I've done everything that I thought I was supposed to, or I wanted to, or the things that I thought that would get me to a certain place. So I felt like I had done all of that, but suddenly it still didn't feel like I didn't get a new feeling. The feeling was still old. of, oh, like maybe you could do this.
Maybe you have to try that. And I started feeling really disconnected. I think that's a really big red flag that something is off. When you start feeling disconnected from your life, you become a little disengaged. I think a lot of people experience that as boredom, right? So like you're bored at work, you're bored at home, like you're
Maybe you have to try that. And I started feeling really disconnected. I think that's a really big red flag that something is off. When you start feeling disconnected from your life, you become a little disengaged. I think a lot of people experience that as boredom, right? So like you're bored at work, you're bored at home, like you're
Maybe you have to try that. And I started feeling really disconnected. I think that's a really big red flag that something is off. When you start feeling disconnected from your life, you become a little disengaged. I think a lot of people experience that as boredom, right? So like you're bored at work, you're bored at home, like you're
doing all the things, you're going to parties, but you just feel like under fulfilled, a little bored. And that was like a really big sign for me where I had to think about what needs to change in my life so that I can start feeling a little better.
doing all the things, you're going to parties, but you just feel like under fulfilled, a little bored. And that was like a really big sign for me where I had to think about what needs to change in my life so that I can start feeling a little better.
doing all the things, you're going to parties, but you just feel like under fulfilled, a little bored. And that was like a really big sign for me where I had to think about what needs to change in my life so that I can start feeling a little better.
I mean, I think that you definitely can have a little bit of desperation or just like quietly. What I understand that to mean is just going through the motions, but you're not really like actively engaged in your life. There's like a desire for something different or more to feel something different, but you don't really know how to get there. So you're just doing the thing that you know best.
I mean, I think that you definitely can have a little bit of desperation or just like quietly. What I understand that to mean is just going through the motions, but you're not really like actively engaged in your life. There's like a desire for something different or more to feel something different, but you don't really know how to get there. So you're just doing the thing that you know best.
I mean, I think that you definitely can have a little bit of desperation or just like quietly. What I understand that to mean is just going through the motions, but you're not really like actively engaged in your life. There's like a desire for something different or more to feel something different, but you don't really know how to get there. So you're just doing the thing that you know best.
how to do, which is to keep moving. And I think there is some validity in like moving, right? Like you don't want to stay stuck. But I think when we define ourselves through this movement is when we can have a little bit of a problem.
how to do, which is to keep moving. And I think there is some validity in like moving, right? Like you don't want to stay stuck. But I think when we define ourselves through this movement is when we can have a little bit of a problem.
how to do, which is to keep moving. And I think there is some validity in like moving, right? Like you don't want to stay stuck. But I think when we define ourselves through this movement is when we can have a little bit of a problem.
Toxic productivity is when our relationship to the things that we do and the outcomes that we're pursuing becomes extremely unhealthy. So essentially, three things happen, and there's not a particular order to it. And you can have one without the other, but there are these three hallmarks, if you will. which is you are singularly focused on outcomes that are somewhat arbitrary.
Toxic productivity is when our relationship to the things that we do and the outcomes that we're pursuing becomes extremely unhealthy. So essentially, three things happen, and there's not a particular order to it. And you can have one without the other, but there are these three hallmarks, if you will. which is you are singularly focused on outcomes that are somewhat arbitrary.
Toxic productivity is when our relationship to the things that we do and the outcomes that we're pursuing becomes extremely unhealthy. So essentially, three things happen, and there's not a particular order to it. And you can have one without the other, but there are these three hallmarks, if you will. which is you are singularly focused on outcomes that are somewhat arbitrary.
Like you've inherited this checklist or you think that you have to do something by a certain timeline. So there's this like outcome that you're singularly focused on. And when you get singularly focused on it, the other thing that happens is that you're Everything else becomes secondary.
Like you've inherited this checklist or you think that you have to do something by a certain timeline. So there's this like outcome that you're singularly focused on. And when you get singularly focused on it, the other thing that happens is that you're Everything else becomes secondary.