Zealous striving and the importance of rest

The relentless pursuit of achievements turns our entire life into millstones. 

Each goal reached is no longer a moment of celebration, but merely a stepping stone to the next objective. 

Promotions, recognitions and accomplishments fail to bring us any lasting satisfaction as the target moves each time we reach it. 

Our ambition becomes a tyrannical puppeteer that pulls the strings to keep us constantly in motion.

The drive that is supposed to propel us forward turn us into  an eternal dissatisfied beings.

Contentment is replaced it with a restlessness that no achievement can satisfy. 

We become addicted to temporary accomplishments that give us the impression of getting closer to our goals.
This constant striving comes at a rather steep cost. Our health.

To achieve goals, we push through exhaustion and deny our body its much needed rest . 

We fear that if we stop, if we rest,  we will be left behind. 

We mistake constant activity for productivity.

This perpetual dissatisfaction saps our energy and puts unnecessary strain on our mind and body.

Work requires the calm that our obsession with goals destroys. 

In our attempt to force our frenetic will on the slow flow of life, we see each moment as an opportunity to further our goals.

Each conversation becomes a networking opportunity, each hobby becomes a skill to leverage and life becomes a series of commercial transaction. 

Mindless rush after productivity makes us lose the ability to enjoy ordinary days, slow interactions, and the creative ideas that only emerge when we are not trying.

When we strain and stress, results are forced and mediocre.

We equate each action to results, and time to output, we become machines devoid of any humanity.

Work intensely, then rest completely, because during rest growth and achievements happen.