anyone know how to fix the "i-need-to-be-productive" anxiety?

for years, i always feel like i "should be working towards something," it's like a never-ending opportunity cost mindset

it's hell, and i'm looking for help

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I know exactly what you mean. I don’t know your story and background but it’s a long journey to feel less of it - but that’s exactly it, it’s a feeling. Acceptance is the first step. And the hardest to achieve. Untilthen you could trick yourself into productive tasks that are breaks from the usual to avoid burn

Think about your broader values, maybe it’s health? And reframe the downtime as a productive step towards that goal. Mental health is health.

On acceptance- there is a book “Radical Acceptance”. That almost every other person on tim ferris has recommended. Finally got to it. You neeed to be in the right spot to pick it up. It’s excellent.