The yin to the yang of [[Work]] [[The four qualities of effective rest]] What are some of the things that I feel are restful in my own life? ## Suggestions In *Rest*, common forms of rest amongst high performers and creatives included the following in their daily routines: - [[Walking]] - [[Naps]] Surprisingly I naturally gravitated to those activities during my routines as well, which I did find considerable benefit from 😅 ## My rest ### VALORANT ![[My Inputs/My Books/Rest#^s1x7u0]] - interesting how my choice to play games could be reflective of this desire to rest in a way that was similar to my childhood, full of playing on the Gamecube, DS, laptop, etc. - Relaxing in the sense that it's something I just want to improve in - Control exists since I can always stop, although I might be addicted to the game lol - Mastery of experiences, very easy to do deliberate practice - Mental detachment from work - the flow I enter makes it easy to not even think about work, I get to fully focus thanks to how [[Video games provide virtual meaning]] One could argue that gaming isn't productive, and that you should try other hobbies. But is gaming really any less productive than chess for having a well-rounded life? It may be cope, but I like to think that this lack of productivity helps further categorize it as rest instead of yet another project that leads to [[Auto-exploitation]]. ### Note-making - Gives me a space to enable by [[Default Mode Network]] by engaging in [[Bottom-Up Thinking]], which is relaxing imo - Control since I have control of what I think about, unlike [[Social Media Algorithms]] making me think certain thoughts ### Climbing