{"id":121326,"date":"2022-02-15T19:30:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T02:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/?p=121326"},"modified":"2024-09-13T21:06:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T03:06:32","slug":"be-lazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/be-lazy\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Be Lazy: 10 Ways to Rest and Relax"},"content":{"rendered":"

Consider this entire article an invitation to be lazy. I just finished recording an episode of the Soul & Wit Podcast<\/a> with my daughter Bailey (that will be out next month). We chatted about productivity culture, how it can be hard to rest or relax without guilt and how we\u00a0want to reframe the way we think about\u00a0laziness.<\/p>\n

I’ve been thinking about and writing about this since way back in 2010 when I started bemorewithless.com because I had trouble not doing things and not being busy. Relaxing unless I thought I had earned it and slowing down felt so hard.<\/p>\n

Luckily, with some practice and a shift in mindset, I do much more resting and relaxing today. I hope you’ll join me.<\/p>\n

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Let’s Be Lazy: 10 Ways to Rest and Relax<\/h2>\n

1. Dump the guilt.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nIf you feel guilty about rest and relaxation, that isn’t restful or relaxing. Guilt pops up because you think you should be doing something productive. If you tend to overthink how you will relax and doing nothing feels too hard, make a list of things you like to do to relax. You could include things like, take a bath, read a book, talk to my favorite person or anything at all that isn’t work or productive. Let it be lazy.<\/p>\n

2. Come back to yourself.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nWhen you feel stressed, overwhelmed or too distracted to focus, it’s time to rest. It’s time to come back to yourself.<\/p>\n

Sit down and feel your feet on the ground.<\/p>\n