How To Heal Toxic Productivity
- Set realistic goals, adjust as needed
- REST is not for the week, take breaks
- Get some accountability
- Define clearer work-life boundaries
- Meditate to clear our head
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“I almost ended up working and doing more than in my usual office days, because I felt so anxious about losing that sense of stability. I became really frantic and obsessive,” ~ Clare
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