Feelings of perfectionism and the pressure to be productive

How to stop feeling guilty for being unproductive.
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I learned this lesson so you don't have to…
Every single time I had burn out was the result of perfectionism and the pressure to constantly be productive. Every. Time.
These feelings always came with thoughts like:
💭 "If I don't get back to this email within 24 hours, they're going to think I'm slacking off" (despite having a reputation for being on top of things).
💭 "I'm so tired, but if I don't take this meeting, I might get reprimanded" (even though I was never actually reprimanded a single time).
💭 "I have to prepare thoroughly for every meeting, or else I might get caught not knowing the answer to something, which will make me look stupid" (even though I had a knowledgeable team to lean on).
Then, inevitably, I would give more than I had and find myself drained, irritated, and chronically anxious about having too much going on.
These thoughts haven't left me, even though I quit my tech job. They just morphed into another shape. But I can catch them now, and I don't let them throw me off track anymore.
Let me know in a comment if this resonated today. How are you working through feelings of perfectionism and the pressure to be productive? 👇🏻