I Became More Productive when I Stopped Trying

Life is hard; take a break when you need one.

Photo by the author, Vanessa K. Eccles.

If there’s one thing that I learned in 2020, it’s that I can’t push myself anymore. There will be no new year’s resolutions, no deadlines, no more hustling. This year, I lost my love of writing because I was trying too hard.