Puck Productivity

You live in a culture obsessed with productivity
If you’re not checking some productivity box you’re being lazy
And I worry that “self care” is a way
For us to rest for an hour or a day

But to still call that time “productive”
You were doing self care, so you were being “productive”

But I want you to run screaming from this mentality
I want you to lean into a different reality
You are not made to be a productivity machine
You’re a unique human with unique needs

Your worth can’t be measured by how you spend your time
You are valuable right now – right now you are fine
Don’t take time to rest just to check another box!
Take time out because you need and want a walk

Because your body is saying it needs a minute to collapse
Because your favorite chair is calling, “Curl up and relax!”
Because you want to sit with a good book and good cheese
Not because it counts as self-care, but just because it’s what you need