You have two voices coming at you right now.
One is telling you to grind, hustle and move your butt. Go, go, go! There’s no time to rest right now! Build! Stop being such an embarrassment to your ancestors!
The other whispers hey, no, it’s okay. Sometimes it’s right to take a break. Sometimes just surviving is enough of an accomplishment. No one needs you to grind yourself into a fine powder just to make money. It’s not like you can take it with you.
Which way, modern man?
As the girl from the taco ads asks, why not both?
You have to master both. Sloth is a sin and rest is an obligation. Yeah, those are opposites because life is nuanced.
Figure it out.
Work harder and rest more – if you put your mind to it, you can do both.
And if you want a sharper mind with which to put things: