PLACEHOLDER POST – replace before launch.
When a deadline is close, rest starts to feel like something you have to earn. So you keep working past the point where the work is any good, and the rest you finally take does not restore anything.
What is actually happening
Sustained pressure keeps the nervous system in a state of readiness. Stopping does not feel like relief – it feels like exposure. That is a physiological response, not a character flaw.
A place to start
Schedule rest the way you schedule work, in small and specific blocks. Fifteen minutes that you actually take is worth more than an evening you keep postponing.
