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into my stereo and listening beginning to end while lying on my bed.
Nolwen Cifuentes
And doing nothing but that.
Maybe because its been a long while since I have felt any of those things.
Even more than the perfect mid-century sofa or The Row pants; thats what tends to send me spiraling.
That we live in an age defined by social media doesnt help.
Our sense of self often overlaps and is measured by our output.
In 2019, the World Health Organization officially categorized burnout as a medical diagnosis.
But its the act of simply giving yourself a break that can have a priceless effect.
And its not something that anyone should have to buy or score.
We dont have to earn rest.
My five-year-old daughter recently complained, over a rainy weekend, that she was bored, so very bored.
And I tried (OK, only somewhat successfully) to encourage her to lean into it.
But its important for us too.
The word bored is defined as: being unhappy because you have nothing to do.
But what about embracing that sense of having nothing to do instead?
