{"id":41926,"date":"2020-07-28T07:58:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T11:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=41926"},"modified":"2020-07-27T12:00:28","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T16:00:28","slug":"the-unproductive-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2020\/07\/28\/the-unproductive-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unproductive Day"},"content":{"rendered":"This post is a little reminder that every single day doesn\u2019t need to be productive, and that you don\u2019t need to complete work (from the normal categories: school, employment, exercise, future goals) in order to feel satisfied and at peace with yourself.\r\n\r\nDays off can be productive because your brain and body needs time to rest. In the long run, taking days off will be refreshing and bring new motivation. I\u2019ve found that for me, it\u2019s not necessarily that I don\u2019t relax, but rather that I don\u2019t view my off-days as beneficial.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nEven for enjoyable pastimes, I often make a to-do list: write, choreograph, read this, watch this. I try to fit my \u2018fun time\u2019 in with my regular schedule. Now that almost all work is being done at home, I\u2019ve found that I expect myself to be productive everyday, including weekends. However, the pull of laziness, to lay down and do nothing, is also stronger.\u00a0\u00a0\"Laptop<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nSo, I\u2019ve been trying to change my mindset and truly enjoy the days where I don\u2019t feel like doing anything.<\/span>\r\n\r\nMy usual schedule entails: waking up, getting dressed, eating, looking at my agenda, realizing I have to write another essay and then recognizing that I don\u2019t feel like doing that. I\u2019ve discovered that it\u2019s okay to embrace days like this (as long as you\u2019re not using it as an excuse to never do work). Yesterday was one of those days.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nInstead of following my normal schedule I decided that I would have an unproductive day. Acknowledging this can honestly be quite comforting.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nFirst, I made a cup of tea and sat on the couch to read. I never changed out of my pyjamas.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nI turned on a movie. Here\u2019s a list of films I love:\u00a0<\/span>Interstellar, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Howl\u2019s Moving Castle, Lion, Ice Age<\/em> (all 6 of them).\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n
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LOTR: The Return of the King<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nI made a hot chocolate and sat outside, even though it was extremely warm out.\u00a0\"Olive<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nI revisited old books and leafed through the pages to see where I\u2019d highlighted my favourite quotes. I also read through my old commonplace book (for keeping quotes).<\/span>\u00a0\"Florence<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nI turned on some music and danced around. Check out blogger Rachel\u2019s song recommendations<\/a> if you\u2019re in need of new music!<\/span>\r\n\r\nI found out that I had acrylic paint stored away, so I made a shoddy reproduction of Leonardo\u2019s <\/span>John the Baptist<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0\"John<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nThese were all things that I don\u2019t normally make time for, but I\u2019m glad I did. I\u2019m grateful that I allowed myself to indulge in some unscheduled fun.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nAnd in the end, it was a worthwhile day.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cI read for pleasure and that is the moment I learn the most.\u201d -Margaret Atwood<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nThis post is a little reminder that every single day doesn\u2019t need to be productive, and that you don\u2019t need to complete work (from the normal categories: school, employment, exercise, future goals) in order to feel satisfied and at peace…\n<\/div>
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