Fox News Digital sat down with author Celeste Headlee at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., to discuss her book about avoiding burnout and overwork — and finding work-life balance.
Headlee said that making changes that were supposed to help her become"less overwhelmed" — such as being her own boss — actually made her life"worse."
"You can say ‘rise and grind’ all you want, but there’s only so much thought you can [accomplish] over the course of a day," she said."So, after that point, working more isn’t actually getting more done — it’s literally counterproductive." A woman creates art in her home studio. Hobbies that have no strings attached count as rest just as much as sitting and doing absolutely nothing at all, author Celeste Headlee suggested.Headlee’s definition of achieving pure rest is participating in a hobby or an action that is simply for pleasure — and not for earning a living or aiming for a reward.This can also be applied to the goal or reward of earning reactions on social media.
No-strings-attached hobbies count as rest just as much as sitting and doing absolutely nothing at all, Headlee suggested — and she reassured those people who are chronically restless that this is"OK" to do. "Understanding what you’re doing with your time is a really underrated exercise," she said.