I consider myself a recovering productivity junkie. Until the last five years or so, I felt worthwhile only if I was checking things off my list. Although I never practiced yoga at 1.5x speed, I usually felt impatient during classes and often multi-tasked by thinking ahead to my day or solving problems rather than paying attention to what I was doing.
Something profound shifted when I began a serious meditation practice, first weekly, now daily. I don't think it's a coincidence that my entire outlook has changed. I still create a daily to-do list with check boxes, but it serves more as a hedge against forgetfulness than a way of measuring my worth. Greg McKeown's Essentialism podcast and Oliver Burkeman's book "Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" have been influences as well.
I consider myself a recovering productivity junkie. Until the last five years or so, I felt worthwhile only if I was checking things off my list. Although I never practiced yoga at 1.5x speed, I usually felt impatient during classes and often multi-tasked by thinking ahead to my day or solving problems rather than paying attention to what I was doing.
Something profound shifted when I began a serious meditation practice, first weekly, now daily. I don't think it's a coincidence that my entire outlook has changed. I still create a daily to-do list with check boxes, but it serves more as a hedge against forgetfulness than a way of measuring my worth. Greg McKeown's Essentialism podcast and Oliver Burkeman's book "Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" have been influences as well.
I your reevaluation goes well!