Dialogika

In this episode, we talk about… nothing in particular, other than how tired we are. We have an honest and sincere conversation about the pressures of working from home coupled with the guilt that comes from not being as productive as we always say we would be, if we had more time. We share our struggles about keeping a healthy work-life balance, and how we’re trying to navigate our own unique situations with work, life, and relationships. This is a shorter episode because, like we said in the beginning, we are quite burnt out from the current circumstances right now — and that’s fine. We hope that our honest chat would encourage folks to be okay with being unproductive, to be okay with unwinding, and to do what you need to do to destress and relax in these strange and weird times. Stay safe and stay healthy at home, everyone!

Also, to our listeners all over the world who are listening, have a blessed Ramadan!

Thanks for listening!

For those interested in learning more about the topic, we’ve provided links to resources as well as other recommended readings.

Stop Trying to Be Productive — courtesy of The New York Times

Don’t feel like ‘getting things done’? It’s okay not to be productive during a pandemic — courtesy of the Washington Post

Opinion: Redefining Productivity in the Age of COVID-19 — courtesy of The Scientist

Against Productivity in a Pandemic — courtesy of The New Republic

No, You Don’t Need To Use Isolation To Write A Novel — courtesy of Refinery29

Productivity Is Not Working — courtesy of WIRED

Work-life balance is a lie—and coronavirus is exposing it — courtesy of Quartz

 

 

 

MUSIC CREDITS:

SOUL HIGH by RYAN LITTLE

MONTMARTRE by JAHZAAR

NIGHT OWL and THE GREAT by BROKE FOR FREE