They Call It “Bed Rotting” Because Rest Threatens Control

Stop letting people demonize your rest.

Rest is not laziness.

It’s not a character flaw.

It’s not something you need to justify.

Some of my clearest ideas, biggest shifts, and most aligned decisions came when I stopped doing and allowed myself to rest. Not hustle-rest. Not “earned” rest. Real rest.

They’re calling it “bed rotting” now — as if stillness needs to be mocked so productivity can stay on the throne.

But here’s the truth most people won’t say:

Rest is where integration happens.

Rest is where clarity lands.

Rest is where creativity reorganizes itself.

A nervous system that never rests cannot create anything new — it can only repeat what it already knows.

If your body is asking you to slow down, listen.

If your mind gets clearer when you rest, honor that.

If your best ideas come in stillness, protect it.

You don’t need to defend your rest.

You need to trust it.

Let them keep glorifying burnout.

You’ll be over here receiving insight.

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