Press enter or click to view image in full size Illustration Created by Nano Banana Image Creator Somewhere along the way, people started treating rest like a reward instead of a necessity. We live in a culture that constantly glorifies productivity. Everyone wants to “maximize” their time. If you’re not working, building, improving, optimizing, or hustling, it almost feels like you’re falling behind. Even relaxing has become weirdly competitive. People turn hobbies into side hustles, vacations into content, and weekends into opportunities for self-improvement. Before that, you should know, this article was created with assistance from AI tools for initial drafting and image creation. And honestly, it’s exhausting. Recently, I watched a Harvard Business Review video featuring Arthur Brooks discussing the importance of leisure, and one idea from that conversation stayed with me for days: many people today no longer know how to truly enjoy leisure. At first, that sounded dramatic.…